Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT GRANDFATHER'S, by JOHN FRENCH WILSON First Line: My son, upon this curving stair Last Line: Where bears have lurked and lovers kissed. Subject(s): Grandparents; Love; Grandmothers; Grandfathers; Great Grandfathers; Great Grandmothers | ||||||||
My son, upon this curving stair Whose balusters are slim and white, Your mother scurried from the bear That sometimes follows you at night. And later, (though you do not care,) She kissed me here by candle light. So shake the spindles with your hand And pound them with your chubby fist. But I would have you understand, You, with your eyes of amethyst, That this is an enchanted land Where bears have lurked and lovers kissed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KISS GRANDMOTHERS GOOD NIGHT by ANDREW HUDGINS KICKING THE LEAVES by DONALD HALL THE BOOK OF SCAPEGOATS by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM THE GREAT GRANDPARENTS by TED KOOSER WEEK-END SONNETS by JOHN FRENCH WILSON |
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