He holds his songbook very low,
And then he stretches down his face,
And Mother said, “You mustn’t watch,
He’s only singing bass.”
He makes his voice go walking down,
Or else he hurries twice as fast
As all the rest, but even then
He finishes the song the last.
And when I see him singing there,
I wonder if he knows it all
About Leviticus and Shem
And Deuteronomy and Saul.
(Elizabeth Madox Roberts)
More Poetry from Elizabeth Madox Roberts:
Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems based on Topics: Faces- Christmas Morning (Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems)
- In The Night (Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems)
- People Going By (Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems)
- The Picnic They had a picnic in the woods, (Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems)
- The Pulpit (Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems)
- The Worm (Elizabeth Madox Roberts Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Faces PoemsBased on Keywords: finishes, shem, songbook