Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT PLAY, by ANONYMOUS First Line: There's a rogue at play in my sunlit room Last Line: For west wind is his name Subject(s): Wind | ||||||||
THERE'S a rogue at play in my sunlit room, And scarcely he rests from fun; Floor, window, shelf, or closet's gloom All are to him as one. He opens the books and peeps within, The paper turns inside out, Snatches my thread, and thinks no sin To throw my work about. He clutches the curtains and whisks them down, Then pulls at the picture cords, Tosses my hair in the way of his own, Nor heeds my coaxing words. I wonder if one so glad and young Will ever be prim and old? He answers not, for he has no tongue Yet tells sweet tales as are told. He climbs the walls, yet has no feet; No wings, but flies the same; No hands, no head, but breath so sweet For West Wind is his name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN OH IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUTSIDE by LARRY EIGNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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