Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ABOUT THE FAIRIES, by JEAN INGELOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Pray, where are the little bluebells gone Subject(s): Fairies | ||||||||
Pray, where are the little bluebells gone, That lately blossomed in the wood? Why, the little fairies have each taken one, And put it on for a hood. And where are the pretty grass-stalks gone, That waved in the summer breeze? Oh, the fairies have taken them, every one, To plant in their gardens like trees. And where are the great big blue-bottles gone, That buzzed in their busy pride? Oh, the fairies have caught them, every one, And have broken them in, to ride. And they've taken the glow-worms to light their halls, And the cricket to sing them a song; And the great red rose leaves to paper their walls, And they're feasting the whole night long. And when Spring comes back, with its soft mild ray, And the ripple of gentle rain, The fairies bring what they've taken away, And give it us all again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OPAL DREAM CAVE by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION ECHO AND THE FERRY by JEAN INGELOW GLADYS AND HER ISLAND; AN IMPERFECT TALE WITH DOUBTFUL MORAL by JEAN INGELOW |
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