Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY OLD FRIEND, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: You've a manner all so mellow, Last Line: My old friend. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Friendship; Memory; Time; Youth | ||||||||
YOU'VE a manner all so mellow, My old friend, That it cheers and warms a fellow, My old friend, Just to meet and greet you, and Feel the pressure of a hand That one may understand, My old friend. Though dimmed in youthful splendor, My old friend, Your smiles are still as tender, My old friend, And your eyes as true a blue As your childhood ever knew, And your laugh as merry, too, For though your hair is faded, My old friend, And your step a trifle jaded, My old friend, Old Time, with all his lures In the trophies he secures, Leaves young that heart of yours, My old friend. And so it is you cheer me, My old friend, For to know you and be near you, My old friend, Makes my hopes of clearer light, And my faith of surer sight, And my soul a purer white, My old friend. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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