Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOUNTED POLICE, by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Watchful, grave, he sits astride his horse Last Line: "say, that's a helva place to park your car!" Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway Subject(s): Animals; Horses; Police | ||||||||
WATCHFUL, grave, he sits astride his horse, Draped with his rubber poncho, in the rain; He speaks the pungent lingo of "The Force," And those who try to bluff him, try in vain. Inured to every mood of fool and crank, Shrewdly and sternly all the crowd he cons: The rain drips down his horse's shining flank, A figure nobly fit for sculptor's bronze. O knight commander of our city stress, Little you know how picturesque you are! We hear you cry to drivers who transgress: "Say, that's a helva place to park your car!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: CHARLES WARREN, THE SHERIFF by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A LETTER TO A POLICEMAN IN KANSAS CITY by KENNETH PATCHEN THE PAINTER OF THE NIGHT by JAMES TATE APPREHENDEE THEN EXITED VEE-HICLE by JOHN CIARDI SINGING SCHOOL: 2. A CONSTABLE CALLS by SEAMUS HEANEY LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 8. THE EVICTION by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM ANIMAL CRACKERS by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY |
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