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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PIPER, by JAMES ELROY FLECKER Poet's Biography First Line: A lad went piping through the earth Last Line: And no one played for you and me. Subject(s): Pipers | |||
A lad went piping through the Earth, Gladly, madly, merrily, With a tune for death and a tune for birth, And a tune for lover's revelry. He kissed the girls that sat alone With none to whisper, none to woo; Fired at his touch their faces shone, And beauty drenched them as the dew. Old men who heard him danced again, And shuffled round with catching breath, And those that lay on beds of pain Went dancing through the gates of death. If only he could make us thrill Once more with mirth and melody! I listened, but the street was still, And no one played for you and me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONGS OF INNOCENCE: INTRODUCTION by WILLIAM BLAKE A PIPER by JAMES SULLIVAN STARKEY A CITY PIPER by MORRIS ABEL BEER SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 25 by BLISS CARMAN THE PIPER by OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN THE PIPE-PLAYER by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE THE POET HATH LOST HIS PIPE by ROBERT HERRICK PIPING by CATHARINE EMMA JACKSON SANTORIN (A LEGEND OF THE AEGEAN) by JAMES ELROY FLECKER |
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