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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HILLTOP DUET, by EMMY VERONICA SANDERS First Line: Old vagabond wind Last Line: Brrr . . . | |||
The Tree Old Vagabond Wind, Will you never take root? Will you never settle down To the soil, And bear fruit? The Wind Old Stay-at-home Tree, Will you never take wing? Will you never break loose, And roam free Like a king? Both The earth is for you, And the air is for me -- But the poor little fishes, (Those little white fishes) Must stay in the sea, In the cold slimy sea -- Brrr . . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MODERN PARAPHRASE OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET 29 by GEORGE SANTAYANA TWO SONGS OF A FOOL: 2 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS EVENING by GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE SEVEN TIMES ONE [- CHILDHOOD. EXULTATION] by JEAN INGELOW IN NOVEMBER by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH |
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