Grainger Museum

Ella Grainger

Poor Man

Undated

Drawn with china paints on glazed tile surface and re-fired

6" x 6"

Grainger Museum Collection

Text of Poem

A poor man is he
who nothing has
that sounds rather true
but is alas a blemish
which is very bad indeed
For what can you do
with a man in need?
Whatever his merit
it still sounds bad
to hear he is such a very poor lad

Ella Grainger (1889-1979)