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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAHN THE PLUG 'OLE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: A muvver was barfin' 'er biby one night Last Line: "your biby 'as fell dahn the plug 'ole / not lorst, but gorn before!" Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies | |||
A muvver was barfin' 'er biby one night, The youngest of ten and a tiny young mite, The muvver was pore and the biby was thin, Only a skelington covered in skin; The muvver turned rahnd for the soap orf the rack, She was but a moment, but when she turned back, The biby was gorn; and in anguish she cried, "Oh, where is my biby?' -- the Angels replied: "Your biby 'as fell dahn the plug'ole, Your biby 'as gorn dahn the plug; The poor little thing was so skinny and thin 'E oughter been barfed in a jug; Your biby is perfectly 'appy, 'E won't need a barf any more, Your biby 'as fell dahn the plug'ole, Not lorst, but gorn before!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST CHILDREN by RANDALL JARRELL THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN MELANCHOLY; AN ODE by WILLIAM BROOME SISTERS IN ARMS by AUDRE LORDE A BOTANICAL TROPE by WILLIAM MEREDITH FOR MOHAMMED ZEID OF GAZA, AGE 15 by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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