Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT STE. THERESE, by SUSAN FRANCES HARRISON Poet's Biography First Line: The quaint stiff metres of olden france? Last Line: Over the lombardy poplar trees. Alternate Author Name(s): Seranus; Frances, Susan Subject(s): Canada; Churches; France; Canadians; Cathedrals | ||||||||
I The quaint stiff metres of olden France! Strange, to hear them in St. Thérèse, Metres that speak of duel and dance, Of gay parterre and of trim pleasance, Of swords that flash and fringe that frays The quaint stiff metres of olden France! In his sash and tuque with his keen gay glance, Hark to Maxime as he lustily brays Metres that speak of duel and dance, Measures that ring with old-world romance, Ballads, rondels, and virelays, The quaint stiff metres of olden France. A troubadour with a whip for his lance, In his rude calash his song betrays Metres that speak of duel and dance. Strange, is it not, by a happy chance I should hear in the streets of Ste. Thérèse, The quaint stiff metres of olden France, Metres that speak of duel and dance? II The tall twin towers of the grim église Loom up over the wharf and street, Over the Lombardy poplar trees. Whichever way one goes one sees The séminaire, and is sure to meet The tall twin towers of the grim église, And but for the keen Canadian breeze Blowing the sharp Canadian sleet Over the Lombardy popular trees To me and Pierre, who says it will freeze By night, I feel as if I must greet The tall twin towers of the grim église For an Old World church with Old World fees, The Old World carillon sounding sweet Over the Lombardy poplar trees. Vite donc, my Pierre! For the time it flees; Once more would I see from my snug low seat The tall twin towers of the grim église Over the Lombardy poplar trees. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA CHATEAU PAPINEAU by SUSAN FRANCES HARRISON |
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