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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHILDREN, by JOHN HALL WHEELOCK Poet's Biography First Line: In the spring on the pavements of the city Last Line: With the receding day. Subject(s): Children; New York City; Childhood; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple | |||
In the Spring on the pavements of the city The little children play marbles and laugh and shout, Their laughter is drowned by the city all about; But they laugh back regardless of the city And clap their hands and shout. In the sunlight fading from the alleys, The braided hair, and the short hair are bowed Over a few soiled marbles; a watching crowd Circles them in the noisy, dusty alleys, Where the close heads are bowed. From the river in the distance flowing The whistles murmur,—the tired souls of men Call to each other over the waters again, Over the river in the sunlight flowing Answer the souls of men. When lamps in the street-ways glimmer, Along the rooves the sky still burns with day,— A little group watches them where they play. And in the distance the long waters glimmer With the receding day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...READY FOR THE CANNERY by BERTON BRALEY TRANTER IN AMERICA by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH FEBRUARY EVENING IN NEW YORK by DENISE LEVERTOV ON 52ND STREET by PHILIP LEVINE THREE POEMS FOR NEW YORK by JOSEPHINE MILES NEW YORK SUBWAY by HILDA MORLEY THE BLACK PANTHER by JOHN HALL WHEELOCK |
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