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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIMERICK, by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD Poet's Biography First Line: There was a young man of the cape Last Line: "but they keep such a beautiful shape." Subject(s): Shoes; Boots; Sneakers; Shoemakers | |||
There was a young man of the cape Who always wore trousers of crepe; When asked, "Don't they tear?" He replied, "Here and there; But they keep such a beautiful shape." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN SANDAL by DENISE LEVERTOV FOR AL-TAYIB SALIH by KHALED MATTAWA SNEAKERS by E. ETHELBERT MILLER BLACK NIKES by HARRYETTE MULLEN THE FURY OF OVERSHOES by ANNE SEXTON LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD |
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