Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE MAN, by ANONYMOUS First Line: A little man dwelt in a little town Last Line: A little worm is working on him now Subject(s): Human Behavior; Conduct Of Life;human Nature | ||||||||
A little man dwelt in a little town A little over twenty years ago: He gained a little portion of renown Within the little crowd he used to know. He wed a little maid when he was twenty-one, And later on they had a little son. This little man had little to regret He had but little patience with the weak, When others fell his eyes were never wet, With sinners he had but little time to speak, Instead he went to church a little late, And dropped a little nickel in a little plate. He drank a little coffee now and then, But little stronger liquor passed his lips; He mingled little with Bohemian men: Life's wine he drank in stingy little sips. When stragglers came to him for food or bed, With little pain he shook his little head. He made a little fortune rapidly, By grinding labour out of little arms, And by foreclosing a variety Of little mortgages on little farms. He diedand 'neath the weeping willow bough A little worm is working on him now. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL END OF THE WORLD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE ANSWER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS TIME OF DISTURBANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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