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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DIAMOND, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY Poet's Biography First Line: My sister said she knew Last Line: Well—she'll be sorry when I'm dead! Subject(s): Children; Diamonds; Childhood | |||
MY SISTER said she knew Where a great diamond grew— It was so far away We walked most all a day, Until I felt inside Like I had come untied, And both my feet got slow And hard to lift, but, oh, Diamonds are dancing things That shine in golden rings And fair princesses wear Their brightness in their hair— No way could be too far To go where diamonds are! And then, my sister said It was a joke, and led Down to a railroad track, With rails all dull and black Criss-crossing in a maze, Where trains go different ways— "That is the diamond!" sister said. Well—she'll be sorry when I'm dead! | 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 CHRISTMAS CHILD by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY |
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