O lovely river of Yvette! O darling river! like a bride, Some dimpled, bashful, fair Lisette, Thou goest to wed the Orge's tide. Maincourt, and lordly Dampierre, See and salute thee on thy way, And, with a blessing and a prayer, Ring the sweet bells of St. Forget. The valley of Chevreuse in vain Would hold thee in its fond embrace; Thou glidest from its arms again And hurriest on with swifter pace. Thou wilt not stay; with restless feet Pursuing still thine onward flight, Thou goest as one in haste to meet Her sole desire, her head's delight. O lovely river of Yvette! O darling stream! on balanced wings The wood-birds sang the chansonnette That here a wandering poet sings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOTHER JUNKIE by CLARENCE MAJOR THE DESIRE OF NATIONS by EDWIN MARKHAM A CLEVER WOMAN by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE ARIZONA POEMS: 6. RAIN IN THE DESERT by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER THE VANISHING BOAT by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE THE SONG OF SHERMAN'S ARMY by CHARLES GRAHAM HALPINE |