Classic and Contemporary Poetry
O. HENRY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O henry, afrite-chef of all Last Line: But fer the sosh of milk that goes with it. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Hunger; O. Henry (1862-1910); Porter, William Sydney | ||||||||
O HENRY, Afrite-chef of all delight! -- Of all delectables conglomerate That stay the starved brain and rejuvenate The mental man. Th' esthetic appetite -- So long anhungered that its "in'ards" fight And growl gutwise, -- its pangs thou dost abate And all so amiably alleviate, Joy pats its belly as a hobo might Who haply hath attained a cherry pie With no burnt bottom in it, ner no seeds -- Nothin' but crispest crust, and thickness fit, And squshin'-juicy, and jes' mighty nigh Too dratted drippin'-sweet fer human needs, But fer the sosh of milk that goes with it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O. HENRY - APOTHECARY by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY A LIFE-LESSON by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY A MAN BY THE NAME OF BOLUS by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY AN OLD SWEETHEART [OF MINE] by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY BEREAVED by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE COMB by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY IKE WALTON'S PRAYER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY KNEE-DEEP IN JUNE by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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