Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MONDAY, WASH-DAY, by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON Poet's Biography First Line: I will twiddle my thumbs Last Line: And monday week. Subject(s): Laundry & Laundering; Thumbs | ||||||||
I will twiddle my thumbs And take my ease, With never a thank you And never a please. I will wink at the moon With a solemn eye, And switch my apron Till young stars cry. And who will say me A yes or a no, Where comets dangle And planets crow. I will kick my heels And drink my tea From a cup and a saucer As big as the sea. The old stone wall May fall to a rock, And the cat stay in And wind the clock. And dust may lie Like tufted gray mice, And the pantry be bare Of barley and rice. I will twiddle my thumbs, My tongue in my cheek, Remembering Monday And Monday week. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THUMB by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS MANY CREATURES DON'T HAVE ONE by PENELOPE DIANE SHUTTLE WRITING ABOUT MY HAND by STAN TYSELL A WITCH'S DAUGHTER AND A COBBLER'S SON by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON AND ONE IS TWO? by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON BLACK AIKEN'S LOT by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON |
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