@3CHIDE not if here you haply find The rough romance of country love; I sing as well the brook and wind, The green below, the blue above. Here shall you read of spreading cress, The velvet of the sparrow's neck; Sometimes shall glance the glowing tress, And Laura's snow without a speck; The crab that sets the mouth awry, The chestnut with its domes of pink; The splendid palace of the sky, The pool where drowsy cattle drink; The stack where Colin hides to catch The milkmaid with her beaded load; The singing lark, a poet's match, That travels up the great blue road; The cherry whence the blackbird bold Steals ruby mouthfuls at his ease; The glory of laburnum gold, The valiant piping of the breeze;— All, all are here. The rustic Muse Shall sing the pansy and the thrush; Ah, chide not if she sometimes choose The country love, the country blush!@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WILD GAZELLE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON IN HOSPITAL: 4. BEFORE by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY AN UNINSCRIBED MONUMENT - BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS by HERMAN MELVILLE ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |