Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TENANTS, by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON Poet's Biography First Line: As to the old woman Last Line: In one crow's bill. Subject(s): Birds; Crows; Death; Old Age; Sheep; Dead, The | ||||||||
As to the Old Woman, One said she was: Five white sheep in a pen And ten crows' caws. Black winds on brown grasses; Sick eyes may weep: Four tears dropped on a hill And nine crows asleep. As to the Old Woman, Old health is ill: Three smooth worms writhe and whip In one crow's bill. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A WITCH'S DAUGHTER AND A COBBLER'S SON by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON |
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