Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CANAL BANK, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: I know a girl Last Line: To-what! To-wit! To-woo! Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
I know a girl, And a girl knows me, And the owl says, what! And the owl says, who? But what we know We both agree That nobody else Shall hear or see; It's all between herself and me: To wit? said the owl, To woo! said I, To-what! To-wit! To-woo! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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