Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NEW HUSBANDMAN, by RICHARD THOMAS LE GALLIENNE


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THE NEW HUSBANDMAN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Brother that ploughs the furrow I late
Last Line: Have honest grain within thy barns to keep.
Subject(s): Love - Complaints


BROTHER that ploughs the furrow I late ploughed,
God give thee grace, and fruitful harvesting,
'Tis fair sweet earth, be it under sun or cloud,
And all about it ever the birds sing.

Yet do I pray your seed fares not as mine
That sowed there stars along with good white grain,
But reaped thereof -- be better fortune thine --
Nettles and bitter herbs, for all my gain.

Inclement seasons and black winds, perchance,
Poisoned and soured the fragrant fecund soil,
Till I sowed poppies 'gainst remembrance,
And took to other furrows my laughing toil.

And other men as I that ploughed before
Shall watch thy harvest, trusting thou mayst reap
Where we have sown, and on your threshing floor
Have honest grain within thy barns to keep.





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