Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUITE BY CHANCE, by FREDERICK LANGBRIDGE Poet's Biography First Line: She flung the parlour window wide Last Line: Happen somewhere every day. Subject(s): Fate; Marriage; Destiny; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
SHE flung the parlour window wide One eve of mid-July, And he, as fate would have it tide, That moment sauntered by. His eyes were blue and hers were brown, With drooping fringe of jet; And he looked up as she looked down, And so their glances met. Things as strange, I dare to say, Happen somewhere every day. A mile beyond the straggling street, A quiet pathway goes; And lovers here are wont to meet, As all the country knows. Now she one night at half-past eight Had sought that lonely lane, When he came up, by will of fate, And so they met again. Things as strange, I dare to say, Happen somewhere every day. The parish church, so old and gray, Is quite a sight to see; And he was there at ten one day, And so, it chanced, was she. And while they stood, with cheeks aflame, And neighbours liked the fun, In stole and hood the parson came, And made the couple one. Things as strange, I dare to say, Happen somewhere every day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A SONG FOR THE GIRL I LOVE by FREDERICK LANGBRIDGE |
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