Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOW THEY CONJUGATE 'TO HAVE', by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: I met a man of aspect wise Last Line: "that men may have me,"" answers he." Subject(s): Human Behavior; Conduct Of Life; Human Nature | ||||||||
I met a man of aspect wise Engaged in catching butterflies. "A gorgeous box-full, friend," quoth I. "Now for what purpose sage and high Didst catch this lovely company?" "That I might have them," answered he. I saw a man with eager eyes In bookstores hunting for a prize Hid in the dim and dusty nooks, -- Some rare, forgotten, worthless books. "What is their use, my friend, to thee?" "That I may have them," answered he. I met a weary, haggard elf Absorbed in reckoning up his pelf; As, so much gain, and so much cost, And so much, so much, so much lost. "What joy from all your golden tide?" "That I may have it," he replied. I met a man of busy hands, With wealth of books and friends and lands, Yet ever seeking some new task Or helpful service. "Friend," I ask, "Why do you toil so ceaselessly?" "That men may have me," answers he. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL END OF THE WORLD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE ANSWER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS TIME OF DISTURBANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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