Hungry (Remove filter)
Old Mordaunt's Web (or Penny's for the Poor)
Apologies to— Mary Howitt (1829)
1
"Will you walk into my pantry?" said old Mordaunt to the poor;
" It’s the poshest little pantry, see, up there, just through that door!
The way into my pantry is up a winding stair,
And I have many pretty things to show when you are there."
"Oh no, no!" said the hungry poor, "to ask us is in vain,
For who went up your winding stair have ne'...
The way into my pantry is up a winding stair,
And I have many pretty things to show when you are there."
"Oh no, no!" said the hungry poor, "to ask us is in vain,
For who went up your winding stair have ne'...
Friday 16th December 2022 11:33 am
I Was Hungry
I was hungry and denied food.
I was thirsty and went without,
I was a stranger and you turned me away.
Thursday 6th September 2018 12:29 pm
Recent Comments
Red Brick Keshner on sunbeam records
4 minutes ago
Mike Bartram on Diogo Jota RIP 1996 2025
8 hours ago
Nigel Astell on A Poetry Pint with a Unique Taste of Evening Entertainment
9 hours ago
Nigel Astell on July 2025 Collage Poem: Dancing on the Edge
9 hours ago
john short on ARRIVAL OF CONCRETE
11 hours ago
Graham Sherwood on Sugar !!!
12 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on Sugar !!!
13 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on Meh!
13 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on sunbeam records
13 hours ago
Tom Doolan on Everyday Is Pain
14 hours ago