The Poor

William Carlos Williams

By constantly tormenting them
with reminders of the lice in
their children’s hair, the
School Physician first
brought their hatred down on him.
But by this familiarity
they grew used to him, and so,
at last,
took him for their friend and adviser.

Next 10 Poems

• William Carlos Williams : The Pot Of Flowers
• William Carlos Williams : The Red Wheelbarrow
• William Carlos Williams : The Right Of Way
• William Carlos Williams : The Rose
• William Carlos Williams : The Shadow
• William Carlos Williams : The Soughing Wind
• William Carlos Williams : The Spring Storm
• William Carlos Williams : The Thinker
• William Carlos Williams : The Tulip Bed
• William Carlos Williams : The Uses Of Poetry

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• William Carlos Williams : The On A Proposed Trip South
• William Carlos Williams : The Nightingales
• William Carlos Williams : The Lonely Street
• William Carlos Williams : The Late Singer
• William Carlos Williams : The Hunter
• William Carlos Williams : The Great Figure
• William Carlos Williams : The Gentle Man
• William Carlos Williams : The Disputants
• William Carlos Williams : The Desolate Field
• William Carlos Williams : The Dark Day