|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A NORWEGIAN MACKERAL, by MARGERY DOUD
First Line: Through deep and clear and singing
Last Line: To see you swimming here in melted butter.
Subject(s): Dinners & Dining; Fish & Fishing; Anglers
First Line: Through deep and clear and singing
Last Line: To see you swimming here in melted butter.
Subject(s): Dinners & Dining; Fish & Fishing; Anglers
Through deep and clear and singing Northern waters,
Like some quick shimmering silver flash you played,
And dipped and darted through a magic river
That flowed from lofty mountain peaks and strayed
Through hidden forests. You have lived amid
Lost beauty; and, unhearing, you have heard
Nature's strange stillness, and the sudden song
Or calling heartbreak of a lone wild bird.
You breathed an air through ancient pine trees blown,
And cooled by glaciers and an arctic sea.
You wandered through the land where vikings roamed
And made great sagas ring in history!
What heresy that now glad cries we utter
To see you swimming here in melted butter.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN
THE GREAT BLACK HERON by DENISE LEVERTOV
ISLA MUJERES by WILLIAM MATTHEWS
SCHOOLS OF LITTLE FISH by MARVIN BELL
TWO PICTURES OF A LEAF by MARVIN BELL