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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HILLTOP DUET, by EMMY VERONICA SANDERS First Line: Old vagabond wind Last Line: Brrr . . . | |||
The Tree Old Vagabond Wind, Will you never take root? Will you never settle down To the soil, And bear fruit? The Wind Old Stay-at-home Tree, Will you never take wing? Will you never break loose, And roam free Like a king? Both The earth is for you, And the air is for me -- But the poor little fishes, (Those little white fishes) Must stay in the sea, In the cold slimy sea -- Brrr . . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PET NAME by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE CRAFTSMAN by MARCUS B. CHRISTIAN MOTHER NATURE by EMILY DICKINSON TO DOCTOR EMPIRIC by BEN JONSON A SONG TO DAVID by CHRISTOPHER SMART THE GIRL'S LAMENTATION by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM TO HIS LATE MAJESTY, CONCERNING..TRUE FORM OF ENGLISH POETRY by JOHN BEAUMONT TO MISS FERRIER; ENCLOSING THE ELEGY ON SIR J. H. BLAIR by ROBERT BURNS |
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