In the Park
Helen Hoyt
1887 to 1972
Track 1
Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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But I did not turn my head.
As woman wanting man!
Never were known since the world began
Won't you look? was what they said,
Straight and evenly they went:
My feet took me by;
He whistled soft whistlings I knew were for me,
And yet it was my heart that wanted to stay.
As if such a curiosity
As if they had not dreamed what he meant:
Teasing, endearing.
(Only a little I turned my hearing.)
My heart led me past and took me away;