Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

WILD AND FREE!

BERNICE WILLIAMS JONES 1957 (ALABAMA)

Ballad
I RAN THROUGH THE FIELDS, I JUMPED DOWN THE HILLS, AND UNDERNEATH MY DRESS TAIL THE COOL BREEZE I COULD FEEL. WHY DIDN'T I WEAR SHOES THAT DAY, WHY WAS I SO FULL OF JOY? NOTHING IN THE WORLD COULD BOTHER ME I JUST WANTED TO RUN WILD AND FREE. BEAUTIFUL DAYS EVENING SUN MADE ME WANT TO RUN AND RUN, WITH THE WIND IN MY FACE IT WAS SO MUCH FUN THE HAPPY DAYS WERE NEVER DONE. AS THE DAY DRAWS TO AN END, AND RUNNING BAREFOOT WITH MY FRIENDS; BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES TO UNFOLD, AS IN MY HEART I HOLD, WISHING THEY WOULD STAY WITH ME  WHILE I RUN WILD ANFD FREE.

About this poem

THIS POEM IS BASED ON THE WAY I LIVED MY LIFE AS A CHILD GROWING UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN CHOCTAW COUNTY ALABAMA.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on February 28, 2024

Submitted by bernicwilliamsjones on February 28, 2024

34 sec read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme A
Characters 554
Words 113
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Full analysis for WILD AND FREE! »

Discuss the poem WILD AND FREE! with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "WILD AND FREE!" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/184449/wild-and-free!>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    June 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    29
    days
    16
    hours
    36
    minutes
    0 entries submitted — 150 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    The word "poetry" is from the Greek term "poiesis", which means?
    A Reading
    B Saying
    C Writing
    D Making