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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE JUMPING BEAN, by RICHARD HUGHES Poet Analysis First Line: Sun in a warm streak Last Line: Poor bean's dead! Subject(s): Jumping Beans | |||
(A curious bean, with a small maggot in it, who comes to life and tumbles his dwelling at the stimulus of warmth.) SUN in a warm streak Striping the plush: Catch breath, hold finger tight: All delight hush. Dance, small grey thing Sleek in the warm sun: Roll around, to this, to that, -- Rare wormy fun!. Hot sun applauds thee: Warm fingers press To wake the small life within Thy rotund dress. Alack! Have years in cupboard, In chill and dark, Stifled thy discontent? Snufft thy spark? Liest thou stark, stiff, There in thy bed? Weep then a dirge for him; Poor bean's dead! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LAMENT FOR GAZA by RICHARD HUGHES SONGS AND THE POET (FOR SARA TEASDALE) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE SHRUBBERY, WRITTEN IN A TIME OF AFFLICTION by WILLIAM COWPER THE LITTLE HILL by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 17 by OMAR KHAYYAM THE SHADED WATER by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS THE HEART OF THE WOMAN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 5. ALLAH-AL-KUDDUS by EDWIN ARNOLD |
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