Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JIM'S COATS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: When jim has got a new coat Last Line: I think he'd straighten, too! Subject(s): Clothing & Dress | ||||||||
When Jim has got a new coat, It makes his Sunday wear; But for his home or office, -- The old coat answers there. When Jim "put on the new man," 'Twas Sunday wear for him; The other days "the old man" Was good enough for Jim. When Jim has got a new coat, Who ever would believe To-day he'd wear the collar, To-morrow wear the sleeve? But when Jim wears "the new man," He thinks it is no crime To cut that coat and wear it A little at a time. Now Jim's old coat is crooked, And crooked, too, is Jim; For Jim, he twists his garments, His garments, they twist him. If Jim would wear "the new man," That coat cut straight and true, On Sundays and on week-days, I think he'd straighten, too! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRESSING MY DAUGHTERS by MARK JARMAN IT'S HARD TO KEEP A CLEAN SHIRT CLEAN by JUNE JORDAN ODE TO A DRESSMAKER'S DUMMY by DONALD JUSTICE THE RED SHIRT by PHILIP LEVINE THE THINGS IN BLACK MEN?ÇÖS CLOSETS by E. ETHELBERT MILLER A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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