Warning Jenny Joseph Poem. Warning Print by Jenny Joseph Warning Printable Poem by Jenny Joseph When I Grow Old I Shall And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandles, and say we've no money for butter The "Warning" poem by English poet Jenny Joseph (born May 7, 1932 in Birmingham) is one such poem, because I hear her speaking to each of us, male or female, in an ode to nonconformity, one of my personal favorite rants and topics
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Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun WARNING (I SHALL WEAR PURPLE) Jenny Joseph When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me
The poem begins with the speaker describing a number of different things she is going to be able to do when she is an "old woman." All of these things are impossible now because of one's ingrained sense of what is socially acceptable. Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun Jenny Joseph Warning is featured in an anthology of much-loved poems and other verse forms written in English
. When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age as a time for indulgence and fun
. When I am an old woman I shall wear purpleWith a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.And I shall spend my.comments, analysis, and meaning The "Warning" poem by English poet Jenny Joseph (born May 7, 1932 in Birmingham) is one such poem, because I hear her speaking to each of us, male or female, in an ode to nonconformity, one of my personal favorite rants and topics