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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
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Leathery

0 1) "me" = "a spindly kid"? 02br
00 2) What does "These ancient leathery crones" refer to? 02br
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00Context: 02br
00 they picked me up, a spindly kid, 02br
00Pinching and poking my thin ribs 02br
00Till I lay in their laps, laughing, 02br
00Weak as a whiffet; 02br
00Now, when I'm alone and cold in my bed, 02br
00They still hover over me, 02br
00These ancient leathery crones 0-
  

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0 "me" = "a spindly kid"? Yes. 02br 00What does "These ancient leathery crones" refer to?

— CalifJim

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0 "me" = "a spindly kid"? Yes. 02br
00What does "These ancient leathery crones" refer to? It refers to "they" (who picked me up, pinching and poking, etc.). 02br
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0 I wonder why used "ancient " when a modern mother intones the poem to her kid? 0-
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0 I think the "ancient" people would have been the child's grandparents. To a child, grandparents seem ancient. But I don't know if that fits with the entire context of your quote. 02br
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