Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STRATEGIC, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Whenever I am playing, and I want to rest a bit Last Line: And rest as hard as possible to last me through the day. Subject(s): Children; Play; Rest; Childhood | ||||||||
Whenever I am playing, and I want to rest a bit, I can't lie down a minute, or even stop to sit, But I hear a Grown-up say, "You're tired out at play! Come! Lay aside your little toys,they'll do another day." And so I have decided that I really can't afford To have 'em find me resting of my very own accord, 'Cause some one comes along Who says "You are not strong, You had n't oughta play so hard, it certainly is wrong." That's why I keep a-skipping and a-running in and out Until I'm really certain that no Grown-ups are about; And then I slip away Just a minute from my play, And rest as hard as possible to last me through the day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A BABY AT THE PARTY by BURGES JOHNSON |
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