Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: I was so certain yesterday Last Line: I'll hurry home to mother now. Subject(s): Children; Escapes; Fear; Solitude; Childhood; Fugitives; Loneliness | ||||||||
I was so certain yesterday It would be fun to run away; It never once occurred to me How dreadful lonesome it would be. And if this really is a cow I'll hurry home to mother now. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES A BABY AT THE PARTY by BURGES JOHNSON |
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