A Letter (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Dear Miss Lucy: I been t'inkin' dat I 'd write you long fo' dis, But dis writin' 's mighty tejous, an' ...
Poems about mam (21 Poems)
The Burial of Saint Brendan (Padraic Colum Poems)
ON the third day from this (Saint Brendan said)I will be where no wind that filled a sailHas ever been, ...
A Grandson in Hoticeberg (Margaret Danner Poems)
A grandson isnotthe wing-sprouting cherubthat I, as doting grandmotherhave persisted in seeing and showing.A grandson is a hot ice berg.that cannot retain or disdain,with ...
Running Scared (Miguel Pinero Poems)
RUNNIN' SCARED — RUNNIN' SCAREDyou're goin' nowhererunnin' with your eyes closedthinkin' to ease your heavy loadRUNNIN' SCAREDlisten to the echoes ...
Lullaby (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Bedtime 's come fu' little boys. Po' little lamb. Too tiahed out to make a noise, Po' little lamb. You gwine t' have to-morrer ...
Their Fred (John Hartley Poems)
"He's a nowt! If ther's owtAt a child shouldn't do, He mun try, Or know why,Befoor th' day's getten throo. An his dad, Ov his ...
De Cunjah Man (James Edwin Campbell Poems)
O chillen run, de Cunjah man,Him mouf ez beeg ez fryin' pan,Him yurs am small, him eyes am raid,Him hab ...
A ha’p’orth (John Hartley Poems)
Wheear is thi daddy, boy? Wheear is thi mam? What are ta' crying' for, poor little lamb?Dry up thi peepies, pet, ...
Cicely (Francis Bret Harte Poems)
(ALKALI STATION)Cicely says you're a poet; maybe,--I ain't much on rhyme:I reckon you'd give me a hundred, and beat me ...
The Carrier (Fay Inchfawn Poems)
Owd John's got past his work, said they,Last week as ever was — "don't payTo send by him. ...
Cradle Song (Edwin Waugh Poems)
Th' child cries i'th cradle;Th' cake bruns o'th stone;Th' cow moos i'th milkin' gap,At th' end o'th loan.The cat purs ...
Take One Home For The Kiddies (Philip Larkin Poem)
On shallow straw, in shadeless glass, Huddled by empty bowls, they sleep: No dark, no dam, no earth, no grass ...
Long Distance I (Tony Harrison Poem)
Your bed's got two wrong sides. You life's all grouse. I let your phone-call take its dismal course: Ah can't ...
V (Tony Harrison Poem)
'My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.' Arthur ...
Lolotte, Who Attires My Hair (Jessie Redmon Fauset Poem)
Lolotte, who attires my hair, Lost her lover. Lolotte weeps; Trails her hand before her eyes; Hangs her head and ...
THREE SONGS FOR MAYDAY MORNING (Barry Tebb Poems)
( I ) for 'JC' of the TLS Nightmare of metropolitan amalgam Grand Hotel and myself as a guest there ...
SUMMER WITH MARGARET (Barry Tebb Poems)
When my mam had to go Up north to look after gran, Margaret's mam said I could Stop with them; ...
Bridge Over The Aire Book 1 (Barry Tebb Poems)
AGAINST THE GRAIN "Oxford be silent, I this truth must write Leeds hath for rarities undone thee quite." - William ...
Bridge Over The Aire Book 3 (Barry Tebb Poems)
THE KINGDOM OF MY HEART 1 The halcyon settled on the Aire of our days Kingfisher-blue it broke my heart ...
Bridge Over The Aire Book 5 (Barry Tebb Poems)
MOORING POSTS 1 The mooring posts marked on the South Leeds map Of 1908 still line the Aire's side, huge, ...
Soldier Boy (Robert William Service Poems)
My soldier boy has crossed the sea To fight the foeman; But he'll come back to make of me And ...