English poetry

PoetsBiographiesPoems by ThemesRandom Poem
The Rating of PoetsThe Rating of Poems

Poem by Edward Lear


* * *


There was an Old Man with a flute,
A serpent ran into his boot;
	But he played day and night,
	Till the serpent took flight,
And avoided that man with a flute.



Edward Lear


Edward Lear's other poems:
  1. There was an Old Person of Leeds
  2. There was an Old Man with a gong
  3. There was an Old Man of the Isles
  4. There was an Old Person of Ischia
  5. There was an Old Man in a boat


Poem to print Print

3112 Views



Last Poems


To Russian version


Ðåéòèíã@Mail.ru

English Poetry. E-mail eng-poetry.ru@yandex.ru