Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AN OLD BACHELOR, by TUDOR JENKS



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AN OLD BACHELOR, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Twas raw, and chill, and cold outside
Last Line: And the cat (hic) sang!
Subject(s): Single People; Bachelors; Unmarried People


'TWAS raw, and chill, and cold outside,
With a boisterous wind untamed,
But I was sitting snug within,
Where my good log-fire flamed.
As my clock ticked,
My cat purred,
And my kettle sang.

I read me a tale of war and love,
Brave knights and their ladies fair;
And I brewed a brew of stiff hot-scotch
To drive away dull care.
As my clock ticked,
My cat purred,
And my kettle sang.

At last the candles sputtered out,
But the embers still were bright,
When I turned my tumbler upside down,
An' bade m'self g' night!
As th' ket'l t-hic-ked,
The clock purred,
And the cat (hic) sang!





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