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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 MAGUS MUIR by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN MESSAGES by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A BALLET by MAXWELL BODENHEIM THE IDEAL FOUND by ANNE CHARLOTTE LYNCH BOTTA SEA LYRIC by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE POOR LIL' BRACK SHEEP by ETHEL M. C. BRAZELTON |
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