Title
Poem by Elizabeth Raynor
Subject
Raynor, Elizabeth, 1846-
Illinois--Jacksonville
Poetry
Description
A hand-written poem from Elizabeth Raynor devised in 1939 when she was 93 years old.
The poem reads as follows:
"I'm old and gray and wrinkled too - But many things I still can do - I have some friends who say I'm swell - But they don't know me very well.
I have two legs that once were good - But now they seem to be made of wood - I still can get about quite well - And do some things I never tell.
I cannot sing I cannot dance - But I can always take a chance - And if I fall and can't get up - Why Emma's there to call a truck.
I cannot read or sew or knit - But I can think and think and sit, I still can talk and tell funny stories - and help my friends forget their worries. (over)
When old St. Peter calls the roll - I'll stand up straight and pay the toll, - And if he says, 'Go up or down' - I'll take it with a smile or frown."
The poem reads as follows:
"I'm old and gray and wrinkled too - But many things I still can do - I have some friends who say I'm swell - But they don't know me very well.
I have two legs that once were good - But now they seem to be made of wood - I still can get about quite well - And do some things I never tell.
I cannot sing I cannot dance - But I can always take a chance - And if I fall and can't get up - Why Emma's there to call a truck.
I cannot read or sew or knit - But I can think and think and sit, I still can talk and tell funny stories - and help my friends forget their worries. (over)
When old St. Peter calls the roll - I'll stand up straight and pay the toll, - And if he says, 'Go up or down' - I'll take it with a smile or frown."
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1939-XX-XX
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
402359
King Family Collection
Original Format
document
b&w
2
Physical Dimensions
17 x 11 cm