Their father was what is called a drunkard. Whatever he was he stayed on the third floor Of the big white farmhouse under the maples for twenty-five years.He never came down. They brought everything up to him. I did not know what a mortgage was....
Poem For Father's Memorial Service I knew a man, he was the greatest man I've known in all my days. Then one day God called on him, and now he's gone away. Read Complete Poem Stories4 Shares1452 Favorited28 Votes368 Rating 4.44 ...
Beneath the pine, for it doth never wearThe autumn’s gaudy livery whose goldHer jealous brother pilfers, but is trueTo the green doublet; bitter is the wind, as though it blewFrom Saturn’s cave; a few thin wisps of hayLie on the sharp black hedges, where the wainDragged the sweet...
Poems for Infant Loss Death of a loved one is always a cause for mourning. However, when a baby dies, there is a sadness that goes beyond normal grief. We are programmed to expect that the old outlive the young. When a person who has lived a full life passes away, there is a ...
Decades later, old man’s last days, sat bedside for a day He started to say something, an apology? but refrained Shrugged his shoulders, couldn’t do it, never saw him again. And still today I marvel, at blokes whose father’s passing ...
Bird Poems for Kids Final Thoughts Inspirational Bird Poems This collection of inspirational poems about birds celebrates the beauty and majesty of these amazing creatures. These poems will bring you closer to appreciating the wonders of nature. ...
19 a circus would come to Rushville, and my father and mother would take my sister, Edith, and me to 20 the sights. But the one situation that still remains so 21 in my mind was being privileged to see the play Uncle Tom’s Cabin.I was about five years old at the ti...
When I first learned toplaykaruta, I realized that poems of theHyakunin Isshuarerecitedin a specific style in Japanese. This is necessary for the players to hear clearly, but also reflects a traditional singing method for recitingwakapoetry.1Even on kids shows about Japanese language, whenwaka...
When you do, “learning bursts right open,” says Evelyn Vuko, a longtime teacher who writes an education column called “Teacher Says” for the WashingtonPost newspaper.In fact, kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking questions and ...
so kids will learn that God ... Read Poem What Is School Like?Jacob Gifford School is like a prison We can't leave, School is like an island ... Read Poem The Criminal VKahlil Gibran A young man of strong body, weakened by hunger, sat on the walker's portion of the street stretc...