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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: HE COULDN'T HELP IT, by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD First Line: You didn't wash behind your ears Last Line: "no, mother dear, I went to smile, but my face -- it slipped!" | |||
"You didn't wash behind your ears," Said Mother with a sigh. "I see a line so dark and grim, You didn't rub that high." Her little hopeful shrugged and winked As he strode beside her chair. It wasn't just the wink, but that naughty, impudent air. "Did you make a face at me?" She grasped his sleeve. It ripped! "No, Mother dear, I went to smile, but my face -- it slipped!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: HERO WORSHIP by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: HOOKANO by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: IT WASN'T IN HIM by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: PRAYER FOR BIDDY by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD COWSLIPS AND LARKS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES AN ODE TO HIMSELF by BEN JONSON SONNET: ADDRESSED TO HAYDON (1) by JOHN KEATS THE BRONZE STATUE OF NAPOLEON by AUGUSTE BARBIER FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: DIRGE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |
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