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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GHOSTS OF AN OLD HOUSE: THE CALENDAR IN THE ATTIC, by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER Poet's Biography
First Line: I wonder how long it has been
Last Line: But I am afraid, as a little child, to touch it.
First Line: I wonder how long it has been
Last Line: But I am afraid, as a little child, to touch it.
I wonder how long it has been
Since this old calendar hung here,
With my birthday date upon it,
Nothing else -- not a word of writing --
Not a mark of any hand.
Perhaps it was my father
Who left it thus
For me to see.
Perhaps my mother
Smiled as she saw it;
But in later years did not smile.
If I could tear it down,
From the wall
Somehow
I would be content.
But I am afraid, as a little child, to touch it.
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