Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOY AND THE BROOK, by LEO ALISHAN First Line: Down from yon distant mountain height Last Line: And my joy is then complete. | ||||||||
Down from yon distant mountain height The brooklet flows through the village street; A boy comes forth to wash his hands, Washing, yes washing, there he stands, In the water cool and sweet. Brook, from what mountain dost thou come, O my brooklet cool and sweet! I come from yon mountain high and cold, Where lieth the new snow on the old, And melts in the summer heat. Brook, to what river dost thou go? O my brooklet cool and sweet! I go to the river there below Where in bunches the violets grow, And sun and shadow meet. Brook, to what garden dost thou go? O my brooklet cool and sweet! I go to the garden in the vale Where all night long the nightingale Her love-song doth repeat. Brook, to what fountain dost thou go? O my brooklet cool and sweet! I go to the fountain at whose brink The maid that loves thee comes to drink, And whenever she looks therein, I rise to meet her, and kiss her chin, And my joy is then complete. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A REPUBLIC! by EDGAR LEE MASTERS IN HOSPITAL: 21. ROMANCE by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 98. AL-RASCHID by EDWIN ARNOLD TO ALEXIS IN ANSWER TO HIS POEM AGAINST FRUITION by APHRA BEHN |
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