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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 HENRY MOORE'S STATUE AT LINCOLN CENTER by KAREN SWENSON ARCTURUS IN AUTUMN by SARA TEASDALE FATHER WILLIAM [QUESTIONED], FR. ALICE IN WONDERLAND by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON FROM THE ANTIQUE (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI INDIAN NAMES by LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY THE LAMENTATION OF DANAE by SIMONIDES OF CEOS |
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