IT never came into my mind Until I was ready to die That Jenny had loved me to death, with malice of heart. For I was seventy, she was thirty-five, And I wore myself to a shadow trying to husband Jenny, rosy Jenny full of the ardor of life. For all my wisdom and grace of mind Gave her no delight at all, in very truth, But ever and anon she spoke of the giant strength Of Willard Shafer, and of his wonderful feat Of lifting a traction engine out of the ditch One time at Georgie Kirby's. So Jenny inherited my fortune and married Willard -- That mount of brawn! That clownish soul! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NO EXEMPTION FOR TOURISTS by KAREN SWENSON THE MEANING OF THE LOOK by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING NEW FRIENDS AND OLD FRIENDS by JOSEPH PARRY ADDRESS TO THE MUMMY AT BELZONI'S EXHIBITION by HORACE SMITH TO A DYING CLASS by ANGELO PHILIP BERTOCCI PSALM 73: INTRODUCTORY LINES by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |