Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SOLDIER BOY TO HIS GREEN MOUNTAIN MARY, by FREDERICK W. SHELTON First Line: Oh, sweet is the breath of the morning Last Line: On the banks of the charming lamoille. Subject(s): Love; Vermont | ||||||||
Oh, sweet is the breath of the morning And sparkling the dew on the lawn, When fresh is the summer's adorning And the winter is over and gone; But my Mary is purer and sweeter And bright as the day-star of truth, When waking or dreaming I meet her In the light and the freshness of youth. She has cheered on her soldier to duty, Though afar from the scenes of his toil, From her home by the river of beauty On the banks of the charming Lamoille. Oh, sweet is the carol of birdlings When the forests are budding in May, When the bobolink sings in the meadow And robin replies on the spray; But in silence and gloom of mid-winter, In battle with treason and wrong, One thought on the face of my Mary Steals into my heart like a song. So she cheers on her soldier to duty, Though afar from the scenes of his toil, From her home by the river in beauty, On the banks of the charming Lamoille. Oh, dear is the home of my childhood, Each valley and mountain and lea; But vain, without love, is the wildwood Without love in the land of the free. When the flag floats from ocean to ocean, And the din of the battle is o'er, I will fly on the wings of devotion And part from my Mary no more. Then she'll welcome her soldier from duty To her arms from the scenes of his toil, By her own loved river of beauty, On the banks of the charming Lamoille. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ORATION: HALF-MOON IN VERMONT by NORMAN DUBIE THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S ANNUAL by NORMAN DUBIE THE CROWS AT 3 A.M. by STANLEY PLUMLY ALBANY BUS STATION by RUTH STONE FALL COMES IN BACK-COUNTRY VERMONT by ROBERT PENN WARREN A SNOW-STORM; SCENE IN A VERMONT WINTER by CHARLES GAMAGE EASTMAN A VERMONT 'DONATION' by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY |
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