Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SUPERIOR BOYS, by ELIZABETH TURNER (1755-1846) Poet's Biography First Line: Tom and charles once took a walk Last Line: To talking put a stop Subject(s): Boys | ||||||||
TOM and Charles once took a walk, To see a pretty lamb; And, as they went, began to talk Of little naughty Sam, Who beat his younger brother, Bill, And threw him in the dirt; And when his poor mamma was ill, He teased her for a squirt. "And I," said Tom, "won't play with Sam, Although he has a top": But here the pretty little lamb To talking put a stop | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORTRAIT OF A BOY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THOSE BOYS THAT RAN TOGETHER by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE WHITE BOY by LUCILLE CLIFTON COZY APOLOGIA; FOR FRED by RITA DOVE REVELATION 20:11-15 by NORMAN DUBIE BOY'S SLEEP by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AMBITIOUS SOPHY by ELIZABETH TURNER (1755-1846) |
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