Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE 'POSSUM HUNT, by EFFIE WALLER SMITH Poet's Biography First Line: Did I ever 'possum hunt? Last Line: I will leave you that to guess! Subject(s): Hunting; Opossums; Hunters; Possums | ||||||||
Did I ever 'possum hunt? Yes, not very long ago; And did I catch a 'possum? Just wait and you shall know! Six little boys gathered In a group at school one day, Were talking very earnestly, And I overheard them say: "Now wouldn't it be funny, And it wouldn't be impolite, If we could get our teacher To 'possum hunt to-night?" I'd never 'possum hunted, But I thought 'twould be real delight, So with them I agreed to go A-hunting, that very night. Pawpaws then were ripe and good, And plentiful as well; And I'd always heard that 'possums Liked them exceeding well. And knowing this we hit upon, As we thought, a splendid plan To take some pawpaws, which we thought Would be lots better than Any dog; and so we did. It was a lovely night; Everything was calm and still The moon shone clear and bright. We went about twelve miles -- or more -- I'm fully satisfied; Over hills, down rocky creeks, And by the river-side. But long before we reached our homes The sky was overspread With dark and threatening rain-clouds: And faster home we sped. And then, to make the darkness worse, Our very feeble light Went out, yet we (though tired and scared) Kept on with all our might. We had thrown away the pawpaws Of which we had a stock; And we reached our homes in the morning, At half past three o'clock, Hungry, tired and sleepy, With bedrabbled shoes and dress; But did we catch a 'possum? I will leave you that to guess! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POSSUM by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE OPOSSUM-HUNTERS by HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL STOPPING ALONG THE WAY by DAVID WAGONER THE DELIGHTS OF POSSUM HUNTING by F. O'B. A NOON LULL by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY A PIECE OF PRESUMPTION by JOHN BANISTER TABB A GOOD-BYE by EFFIE WALLER SMITH A LONGING FOR THE WOODS by EFFIE WALLER SMITH A MEADOW BROOK by EFFIE WALLER SMITH |
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