Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SAVOYARD'S RETURN, by HENRY KIRKE WHITE Poet's Biography First Line: Oh! Yonder is the well-known spot Last Line: To steal my heart from yonder vale. Subject(s): Homecoming | ||||||||
OH! yonder is the well-known spot, My dear, my long-lost native home! Oh! welcome is yon little cot, Where I shall rest, no more to roam! Oh! I have travell'd far and wide, O'er many a distant foreign land; Each place, each province I have tried, And sung and danced my saraband: But all their charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report Allured me from my native land; It bade me rove -- my sole support My cymbals and my saraband. The woody dell, the hanging rock, The chamois skipping o'er the heights; The plain adorn'd with many a flock, And, oh! a thousand more delights, That graced yon dear beloved retreat, Have backward won my weary feet. Now safe return'd, with wandering tired, No more my little home I'll leave; And many a tale of what I've seen Shall while away the winter's eve. Oh! I have wander'd far and wide, O'er many a distant foreign land; Each place, each province I have tried, And sung and danced my saraband; But all their charms could not prevail, To steal my heart from yonder vale. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMING HOME AT TWILIGHT IN LATE SUMMER by JANE KENYON THE NEGATIVES by PHILIP LEVINE THE WATER'S CHANT by PHILIP LEVINE THE EXILE'S RETURN by ROBERT LOWELL THE RETURN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TAKING THE TRAIN HOME by WILLIAM MATTHEWS I SHALL RETURN by CLAUDE MCKAY THE EARLY PRIMROSE by HENRY KIRKE WHITE |
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