Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON MEETING FATHER GOOSE, by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON


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ON MEETING FATHER GOOSE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A gray old man, / as webbed as moss,
Last Line: "you gol dern fool!"
Subject(s): Animals; Farm Life; Horses; Agriculture; Farmers


A gray old man,
As webbed as moss,
Loudly gid-dapping
A rocking horse,

Came out of the woods
By Nevin's Farm,
And beckoned me
With a leathery arm.

Upon the ground
I dropped my hoe,
And ran to him
Shouting "Hello!"

But all he said
Was "Humpty-D"
And "Queen of Hearts"
And "Fiddlers three";

And "Porridge hot"
And "Cupboard bare"
And "Platter clean"
And "Taste your ware."

I stood amazed,
As a lad might well,
For what his want
I could not tell.

He eyed me long,
And his look was cool:
Then he cried "Gid-dap!
You gol dern fool!"





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