Sadface at Five

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Sadface at Five by J. A. Emanuel How came sorrow to his eye? On the one-winged butterfly At orange half-mast on the twig? In the black cat's grassy dig And jungle knack that snatched the bird Down from the limb? (No moan, no word for crippled notes: his leg alone felt knuckled denim at the bone.) Or in the twist of traitor belt That whipped his lie, big martyr's welt, the path he gave his friend to cross? Who took that baby boy? Whose loss Will hug the pause in his embrace And nurse the musing in his face So gravely alive? Oh, Sadface at five. (ca. 1964) 1964

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Poem written by Emanuel in 1964, typed. Dedicated to his son. This poem portrays loss and disability through both animals and humans.

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  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    616 kB
  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    BOX 4 FOLDER 27, "The Chopping Block (Selected Poems), draft, 1988 (2 of 2)
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    1964