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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NURSERY RHYME, by MARTIN CHESLEY
First Line: On to babylon over the plain of time
Last Line: A billion years and a burnt-out sun.
First Line: On to babylon over the plain of time
Last Line: A billion years and a burnt-out sun.
On to Babylon over the plain of Time --
Two white horses and an old rhyme.
On to somewhere -- every man alive!
What does it matter if we never arrive?
On to Bethlehem through a steep black pass --
Three grey camels and a long-eared ass.
The way is weary but the oases green --
Six black horses and a ragged queen.
On to Samarkand by the desert of lost things --
A crazy caravan and a yak with wings.
On to Xanadu over the bridge of Dream --
A piebald nag and a stolen moonbeam.
Let's go traveling -- the way is long --
A pocket full of stars and an old song.
On to London town by a vanished lane --
A rocking-horse, a cockle-shell cross,
And we'll never go home again.
Let's go traveling -- oh, what fun!
A billion years and a burnt-out sun.
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