“Oh, Oh”

A Poem by William HathawayDavid Russell

AP English Literature, pd. 7, 2009-2010

My and a

girl I amble

“Oh, Oh”

country lane

“Oh, Oh”

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left alone…)

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saliva green with grass stems

“Oh, Oh”

moo cows

“Oh, Oh”

“Look, Look”she says at the

crossing “the is

on.”

choo-choo’slight

moo cows

sweet

And sure enough, right

in the middle of

smack dab

sweet

maple dappled

summer sunlight

…is the headlight

lit

--so funny

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”

choo-choomoo cows

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”

choo-choomoo cows

An waves to us from the window

arm black

arm

BLACK WINDO

W

cold

heartless

death

danger

Vision of Hell

darkness

night

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”

choo-choomoo cows

We gaily to the arm.

wave

“When I hear trains I of being ,”

at night dream

I saydreamily

president

“And me ,”

first lady

she saysloyally

We gaily to the arm.

wave

“When I hear trains I of being ,”

at night dream president

I saydreamily

“And me ,”

first she saysloyall

y

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”

choo-choomoo cows

position of power

lady

authoritycontrol

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”

choo-choomoo cows

So when the last , named after faraway places, and the by

boxcars wonderful,caboosechucklewe

to the road ahead lookeagerly

“Look”

And there,

Poised Growling

fifty Hell’s

and

Angels.

are

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”“Look”

choo-choomoo cowsChildrenLeft Alone

And there,

Poised and Growlingare

fifty Hell’s

Angels.

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look”“Look”

choo-choomoo cows

“Oh, Oh”“Look, Look.”

“Oh, Oh, Oh.”“Look, look.”“Oh, look.”

This is Dick

Excerpt from Dick and Jane and Friends:

We Look and See (1946)

ChildrenLeft Alone

“Oh, Oh”

A Poem by William HathawayDavid Russell

AP English Literature, pd. 7, 2009-2010