Aaron Stark - A poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson - Aaron Stark

Withal a meagre man was Aaron Stark, --
Cursed and unkempt, shrewd, shrivelled, and morose.
A miser was he, with a miser's nose,
And eyes like little dollars in the dark.
His thin, pinched mouth was nothing but a mark;
And when he spoke there came like sullen blows
Through scattered fangs a few snarled words and close,
As if a cur were chary of its bark.

Glad for the murmur of his hard renown,
Year after year he shambled through the town, --
A loveless exile moving with a staff;
And oftentimes there crept into his ears
A sound of alien pity, touched with tears, --
And then (and only then) did Aaron laugh.

Added: on September 22nd, 2005 at 4:59 PM | Viewed: 888 times | Comments and analysis of Aaron Stark by Edwin Arlington Robinson Comments (3)

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Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson Poem: Aaron Stark Comment 3 of 3, added on February 5th, 2008 at 8:42 PM. this poem is almost the opposite of richard cory i like it more not because of the happy ending but because of the character in a few lines he is deeply described making him actually seem real Lena from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on November 27th, 2005 at 7:55 AM. Why did you choose such a person? Any particular interest? Do you happen to have a good biography of Aaron Stark? By the way, I do like your poem Carlos Claure McCalmont from Spain Comment 1 of 3, added on September 22nd, 2005 at 4:59 PM. I found this poem when looking for some other poetry. My first thought was that I wanted to be dissasociated from the subject from whom is it takes its title. The poet draws a sharp picture of what my namesake "Aaron" is like. His description may be a bit extreme, but I believe that I would immediately recognizethe other "Aaron" if we were to suddenly meet on some dark street. This is the beauty of word pictures that are done well using a flowing vocabulary that could describe a real person. The poem seems to cut off after a couple stanzas. Is there more? Aaron Kaplan from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Aaron Stark, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson Poem: Aaron Stark Last read: Jul 22 2008, 8:07PM Viewed 888 times. Added on September 22nd, 2005 at 4:59 PM.

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