Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOYS' CANDIDATE, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Las' time 'at uncle sidney come Last Line: "s the boy-house fell down?" Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Children; Watermelons; Childhood | ||||||||
LAS' time 'at Uncle Sidney come, He bringed a watermelon home -- An' half the boys in town Come taggin' after him. -- An' he Says, when we et it, -- "Gracious me! 'S the boy-house fell down?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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