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Poem
November 26, 1857
The Westerly Echo, & Pawcatuck Advertiser
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A nostalgic poem about a grandmother's beloved warming pan, her deep affection for it, the distress when it's missing, and the poet's vow to cherish the relic after her death.
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My Grandmother's Pan
BY MILEY JOHNSON.
She loved it, she loved it.
It was her delight:
With its bottom and sides
All polished so bright;
And through winter and summer
It still was her plan
To have her bed warmed
With that old warming pan.
And oft would her eyes,
With affection fall
Upon that dear relic
That hung on the wall:
Only once she missed it—
'Twas not in its place,
And tears trickled down
Her time-furrowed face;
Some servant had moved it:
But when it was found,
My grandmother's cot
With peace did abound.
No image of beauty
Could to her impart
Such joys as that pan,
The pride of her heart.
My grandmother
She sank sweetly to rest,
And the sods of the valley
Now cover her breast;
And for her sake,
Shall in my heart cherish
That precious old relic,
Nor e'er let it perish;
Though I then was a boy,
And now am a man,
Yet shall I keep bright
My grandmother's pan.
BY MILEY JOHNSON.
She loved it, she loved it.
It was her delight:
With its bottom and sides
All polished so bright;
And through winter and summer
It still was her plan
To have her bed warmed
With that old warming pan.
And oft would her eyes,
With affection fall
Upon that dear relic
That hung on the wall:
Only once she missed it—
'Twas not in its place,
And tears trickled down
Her time-furrowed face;
Some servant had moved it:
But when it was found,
My grandmother's cot
With peace did abound.
No image of beauty
Could to her impart
Such joys as that pan,
The pride of her heart.
My grandmother
She sank sweetly to rest,
And the sods of the valley
Now cover her breast;
And for her sake,
Shall in my heart cherish
That precious old relic,
Nor e'er let it perish;
Though I then was a boy,
And now am a man,
Yet shall I keep bright
My grandmother's pan.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Grandmother
Warming Pan
Relic
Nostalgia
Memory
Affection
Death
What entities or persons were involved?
By Miley Johnson.
Poem Details
Title
My Grandmother's Pan
Author
By Miley Johnson.
Subject
Reminiscence Of Grandmother's Warming Pan
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
She Loved It, She Loved It.
It Was Her Delight:
With Its Bottom And Sides
All Polished So Bright;
And Tears Trickled Down
Her Time Furrowed Face;
Yet Shall I Keep Bright
My Grandmother's Pan.