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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GENTLER JOYS, by RUTH FOSS BREWER First Line: I saw a span of oxen plodding down Last Line: We had not left behind the gentler joys. | |||
I saw a span of oxen plodding down The shady streets of Clinton yesterday -- All unperturbed they went upon their way Despite the rush of cars that jammed the town. A siren shrieked -- a booted chauffeur swore -- A bread-truck jammed its brake -- a traffic-cop Upheld a massive fist for them to stop -- They turned to right and paused beside a store. I watched the farmer grope below the seat For lumpy bags of grain and nimbly jump Across the wheel, then pat the shaggy rump Of both before he ambled down the street And wondered if, with all our rush and noise We had not left behind the gentler joys. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TROUBLE IN DE KITCHEN by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A SEA-SPELL (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI SONNETS FOR PICTURES: A VENETIAN PASTORAL (BY GIOGIONE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI SUMMER NIGHT, RIVERSIDE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS MOONRISE AT SEA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FORMALITY AND THE SOUL: 1. JOHN SINGER SARGENT by KARL W. BIGELOW UNBELIEF by ELIZABETH YORK CASE |
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