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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WAIT, by MILDRED D. SHACKLETT First Line: Two old men, invariably together Last Line: Disowning that they wait! Subject(s): Old Age; Wood Carving; Whittling | |||
Two old men, invariably together As the silo and the barn, Smoke and laugh and resurrect Some long-bearded yarn! Two old men by a fat-bellied heater, Their hours eight to eight, Whittle, nod, and whittle more, Disowning that they wait! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD MAN WHITTLES by JULIAN LEE RAYFORD BLUE WILLOW by MILDRED D. SHACKLETT TWO CREPE MYRTLES by MILDRED D. SHACKLETT SONGS WITH PRELUDES: REGRET by JEAN INGELOW MEMORIAL TO D.C.: 5. ELEGY by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE FIGHT OF THE ARMSTRONG PRIVATEER by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE UNCLE AN' AUNT by WILLIAM BARNES AT FAREWELL by GEORGE W. BERGQUIST PSALM 2. QUARE FREMUERUNT GENTES by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE CAVERNS; WRITTEN OF COLOSSAL CAVE, KENTUCKY by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN |
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