Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHEER LEADER, by WILLIAM A. PHELON First Line: Arrayed in white, e'en on the coldest day Last Line: A reigning sovereign, in imperial poise! Subject(s): Collective Behavior; College Sports; Sports; Mobs; Crowds | ||||||||
ARRAYED in white, e'en on the coldest day, He stands, majestic, haughty, all alone, A glorious figure (that is, so he thinks), Gripped in his hands a large red megaphone. The game begins. He springs to sudden life He twists, he wiggles, leaps and hops and sways; Weird noises, most uncouth, burst from his lips He roars, he bellows, whoops and shrieks and brays! The multitude brays with him. Magnetized, They join the swelling tumult, more and more, And, finally, a vocal cataract is loosed To praise a tackle or to greet a score! And he, whose megaphone leads all the din, The proud creator of horrendous noise, Stands (so he thinks) like Jupiter on high, A reigning sovereign, in imperial poise! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENGLAND GERMANY by GLYN MAXWELL MAN, THE MAN-HUNTER by CARL SANDBURG AT THE BALL GAME by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE BROOK: SUMMER by LAURA ABELL THE FINEST DAY OF ONE'S LIFE by JACQUES BARON A FOOL THERE WAS by WILLIAM A. PHELON |
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