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If Nancy Hanks
Came back as a ghost,
Seeking news
Of what she loved most,
She'd ask first
"Where's my son?
What's happened to Abe?
What's he done?"
"Poor little Abe,
Left all alone
Except for Tom,
Who's a rolling stone;
He was only nine
The year I died.
I remember still
How hard he cried."
"Scraping along
In a little shack,
With hardly a shirt
To cover his back,
And a prairie wind
To blow him down,
Or pinching times
If he went to town."
"You wouldn't know
About my son?
Did he grow tall?
Did he have fun?
Did he learn to read?
Did he get to town?
Do you know his name?
Did he get on?"
Stephen Vincent Benet
If Nancy Hanks
Came back as a ghost,
Seeking news
Of what she loved most,
She'd ask first
"Where's my son?
What's happened to Abe?
What's he done?"
"Poor little Abe,
Left all alone
Except for Tom,
Who's a rolling stone;
He was only nine
The year I died.
I remember still
How hard he cried."
"Scraping along
In a little shack,
With hardly a shirt
To cover his back,
And a prairie wind
To blow him down,
Or pinching times
If he went to town."
"You wouldn't know
About my son?
Did he grow tall?
Did he have fun?
Did he learn to read?
Did he get to town?
Do you know his name?
Did he get on?"
Stephen Vincent Benet
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- I'm a white rain poet for 9,867 comments.
- My mood is , and quote is "I'm playing the cards I was dealt and I'm still in the game.".
- I am a 57 year old woman (Canada)
- When I'm not writing, I'm catsitting or reading or walking. I do love a good meal!.
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- I have 9,867 comments, 118 contests, 1 column, 666 poems
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110 lines, 18 comments, September 4. In Contest
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Alice Cat and Panda Cat agreed to have a battle
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Illness sapped her final breath.
Propriety and Christian faith8 lines, 4 comments, February 19. In Contest
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It may not be the best way
but poetry keeps coming.28 lines, 3 comments, November 2
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SOUND AND SENSE, AN INTRODUCITON TO POETRY was used by many students in the 1950s and '60s. I have been reading it and would like to share parts of it with Allpoetry members.
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kareneisenlord on October 21I like the change I see in some of your poetry. A "breaking free," so to speak. I think you are developing your own unique style. It's wonderful!
Karen -
Freed by Mercy : Re: By the Grace of Hard Work on July 25I really like this poem, the space you inhabit in it, your pride in your accomplishments and how far you've come, the darkness contrasted with light.
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kareneisenlord : Hi! on July 25Sorry to not be around as much. Life is keeping me busy. I am posting a class on carpal tunnel syndrome soon in our PwD class if you are interested.
thank you for remembering me. Karen
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Lyndon : Dear Judith on June 24A rose:
Ron.
