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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIGER!, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY Poet's Biography First Line: There is a tiger in our hall Last Line: He's not the boss of me! Subject(s): Animals; Children; Tigers; Childhood | |||
THERE is a TIGER in our hall— He lies so flat and still He never seems to move at all, But, some time, p'r'aps he will! He never turns his head when I Come downstairs on tiptoes, Nor ever looks as I pass by, But every time he knows— He knows when I come in from play And when I go to bed, He knows the things I want to say And everything I've said. One day I said: "I'm not afraid Of any old, dead skin!" And, though no slightest sound he made, I felt that Tiger grin! Some day, when I am grown up tall, I'll step on him!—you'll see, I'll teach that Tiger in our hall He's not the boss of me! | 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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