Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMONG THE LAKES, by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB First Line: Perhaps the roman, when he ruled this land Last Line: Ullswater, derwentwater, windermere. Subject(s): England; Lakes; Nature; English; Pools; Ponds | ||||||||
Perhaps the Roman, when he ruled this land, Beside these Pleiad waters for a spell Villatic, of short summer ease, would dwell In lordly leisure as on Larian strand, And pace his portico with book in hand, Bathing his memory in the Mantuan's well, And thence refreshed would gaze on pike and fell, As though he there Helvetian icecrags scanned. These crystal northern pools together make A mirrored sisterhood as pure and clear As those Cisalpine; for our England's sake Let none misprize them: they have nought to fear From Como, Garda, or the Major Lake Ullswater, Derwentwater, Windermere. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MAN GETS OFF WORK EARLY by THOMAS LUX THE FRIARY AT BLOSSOM, PROLOGUE & INSTRUCTIONS by NORMAN DUBIE SONGS FOR TWO SEASONS: 2. RED POND by CAROL FROST AN EPITAPH (AFTER THE GREEK EPIGRAMS) by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB |
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