2018.04.15 15:44
By Shel Silverstein
Said the little boy, sometimes I drop my spoon.
Said the little old man, I do that too.
The little boy whispered, I wet my pants.
I do too, laughed the old man.
Said the little boy, I often cry.
The old man nodded. So do I.
But worst of all, said the boy,
it seems grown-ups don’t pay attention to me.
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
I know what you mean, said the little old man.
Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-little-boy-and-old-man-by-shel-silverstein
2018.04.15 15:46
2018.04.16 00:14
Years ago, I was looking at my grand children playing and I said to myself, " I will be like that sooner or later
and I will be hated and they be loved." It is not very surprising that human development forms the bell curve.
2018.04.16 02:36
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43283/when-you-are-old
Launch Audio in a New Window
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
No. | Subject | Date | Author | Last Update | Views |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notice | How to write your comments onto a webpage [2] | 2016.07.06 | 운영자 | 2016.11.20 | 18193 |
Notice | How to Upload Pictures in webpages | 2016.07.06 | 운영자 | 2018.10.19 | 32347 |
Notice | How to use Rich Text Editor [3] | 2016.06.28 | 운영자 | 2018.10.19 | 5924 |
Notice | How to Write a Webpage | 2016.06.28 | 운영자 | 2020.12.23 | 43840 |
3103 | 북촌과 남촌; 종로와 충무로, 진고개 [3] | 2018.04.03 | 온기철*71 | 2018.04.05 | 147 |
3102 | Masters 2018: A Good Story [3] | 2018.04.03 | 이한중*65 | 2018.04.05 | 69 |
3101 | UAE 기행 [2] | 2018.04.05 | 노영일*68 | 2018.04.08 | 122 |
3100 | 정약용(목민심서); 노비제도 강화 주장, 유형원(반계수록); 점진적 폐지 주장 [6] | 2018.04.07 | 온기철*71 | 2018.04.09 | 285 |
3099 | Kyrie ( A Caribbean Mass ) | 2018.04.10 | 김성철*67 | 2018.04.10 | 102 |
3098 | International Health care for Middle East, SNU Bundang Hospital story [3] | 2018.04.08 | 조중행*69 | 2018.04.10 | 178 |
3097 | [LPGA] 퍼트 여왕 박인비 1m 퍼트 두 번 놓쳐 랭킹 1위 탈환 실패 [2] | 2018.04.14 | 황규정*65 | 2018.04.15 | 58 |
3096 | Mystery of Viruses [5] | 2018.04.14 | 이한중*65 | 2018.04.15 | 581 |
» | [Poem]The Little Boy and Old Man [3] | 2018.04.15 | 이한중*65 | 2018.04.16 | 1983 |
3094 | 평양 공산당 vs 함흥 공산당 [5] | 2018.04.13 | 온기철*71 | 2018.04.16 | 162 |
3093 | 은하 [7] | 2018.04.06 | 최광택*70 | 2018.04.16 | 702 |
3092 | Historia de un Amor [1] | 2018.04.12 | 운영자 | 2018.04.16 | 242 |
3091 | 7월의 우리 동네 [10] | 2017.07.26 | 조승자#65. | 2018.04.16 | 178 |
3090 | 윤덕여호 쾌거 이루다…2연속 여자월드컵 본선 진출! [1] | 2018.04.16 | 황규정*65 | 2018.04.16 | 72 |
3089 | '선발출장' 손흥민, 무시무시한 집중력으로 5호 도움 달성 [1] | 2018.04.18 | 황규정*65 | 2018.04.18 | 40 |
3088 | 사랑방 손님과 어머니 [6] | 2018.04.17 | 온기철*71 | 2018.04.18 | 175 |
3087 | 또 4.19 가 지나가네요 [4] | 2018.04.19 | 조중행*69 | 2018.04.20 | 119 |
3086 | The New Shingle Vaccine [2] | 2018.04.19 | 이한중*65 | 2018.04.20 | 198 |
3085 | 봄비 속의 서울 남산 [1] | 2018.04.18 | 조중행*69 | 2018.04.21 | 145 |
3084 | [MLB] 류현진, 7이닝 8K 무실점 시즌 3승…평균자책 1.99 [3] | 2018.04.21 | 황규정*65 | 2018.04.22 | 65 |
Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) is a poet known for his wonderful and funny poems for children. But, many of his poems contain nuggets of wisdom for adults as well. In this poignant poem, the poet illustrates the indignities of growing old. The "little old man" has reverted back to a "little boy" and his own children now treat him as a little boy.