Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DANNY MURPHY, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: He was as old as old could be Last Line: He was as young as young could be! Subject(s): Old Age | ||||||||
He was as old as old could be, His little eye could scarcely see, His mouth was sunken in between His nose and chin, and he was lean And twisted up and withered quite, So that he couldn't walk aright. His pipe was always going out, And then he'd have to search about In all his pockets, and he'd mow -- O, deary me! and, musha now! -- And then he'd light his pipe, and then He'd let it go clean out again. He couldn't dance or jump or run, Or ever have a bit of fun Like me and Susan, when we shout And jump and throw ourselves about: -- But when he laughed then you could see He was as young as young could be! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT EIGHTY I CHANGE MY VIEW by DAVID IGNATOW FAWN'S FOSTER-MOTHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE DEER LAY DOWN THEIR BONES by ROBINSON JEFFERS OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A WINTER ODE TO THE OLD MEN OF LUMMUS PARK, / MIAMI, FLORIDA by DONALD JUSTICE AFTER A LINE BY JOHN PEALE BISHOP by DONALD JUSTICE TO HER BODY, AGAINST TIME by ROBERT KELLY SONG FROM A COUNTRY FAIR by LEONIE ADAMS |
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