Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PARENTAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Parunts don't git toys an' things Last Line: She know he ever saw! Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Gifts & Giving; Parents; Toys; Parenthood | ||||||||
PARUNTS don't git toys an' things, Like you'd think they ruther. -- Mighty funny Chris'mus-gif's Parunts gives each other! -- Pa give Ma a barrel o' flour, An' Ma she give to Pa The nicest dinin'-table She know he ever saw! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY PARENTS HAVE COME HOME LAUGHING by MARK JARMAN BIRTHDAY (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) by ROBINSON JEFFERS LOOKING IN AT NIGHT by MARY KINZIE THE VELVET HAND by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER CIVILIZING THE CHILD by LISEL MUELLER MISSING THE DEAD by LISEL MUELLER A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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