Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PITCH O' PINE SONNETSL 3. CLEM'S FOOL, by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON Poet's Biography First Line: Clem told the 'squire that ben was growing strong Last Line: Sore stabbed the 'squire, -- 'twas clem the burden bore. Subject(s): Children; Geese; Hens; Physicians; Childhood; Doctors | ||||||||
Clem told the 'Squire that Ben was growing strong In body, strangely so, considering his years. Ben's mind, Clem said, was full of quirks and fears And worked in grooves untenable of right or wrong; Clem said, hard as it hurt, Ben did belong Where doctors could attend to his arrears Of common sense; away from tease and sneers Of children and grown-ups, prodding tongue and tong. The 'Squire loud laughed at Clem, and said that he Thought Ben was just a fool, and nothing more: Ben's setting Clem's old barn on fire to see The hens and geese run squawking through the door, Was but a joke. When Ben, amuck, at Susan's Bee Sore stabbed the 'Squire, -- 'twas Clem the burden bore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DOCTOR WHO SITS AT THE BEDSIDE OF A RAT by JOSEPHINE MILES EL CURANDERO (THE HEALER) by RAFAEL CAMPO HER FINAL SHOW by RAFAEL CAMPO SONG FOR MY LOVER: 13. TOWARDS CURING AIDS by RAFAEL CAMPO WHAT THE BODY TOLD by RAFAEL CAMPO MEDICINE 2; FOR JOHN MURRAY by CAROLYN KIZER THE NERVE DOCTORS by THOMAS LUX DOMESDAY BOOK: DR. BURKE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A WITCH'S DAUGHTER AND A COBBLER'S SON by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON |
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