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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 THE LITANY OF THE DARK PEOPLE by COUNTEE CULLEN THE MARYLAND BATTALION [AUGUST 27, 1776] by JOHN WILLIAMSON PALMER ENVOY: 2. TO MY MOTHER by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE BIRDS: THE BUILDING OF CLOUDCUCKOOCITY by ARISTOPHANES IN THE GRASS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON WORK AND WORSHIP; A LEGEND OF THE DANUBE by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER |
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