As I was walking mine alane Between a water and a wa'; And there I spied a wee wee man And he was the least that ere I saw. His legs were scarce a shathmont's length And thick and thimber was his thigh, Between his brows there was a span And between his shoulders there was three. He took up a meikle stane And he flang 't as far as I could see; Tho I had been as Wallace wight I couldna liften it to my knee. "O wee wee man but thou be strong, O tell me whare thy dwelling be'; "My dwelling's down at yon bonny bower O will you go with me and see?' On we lap and awa we rade Till we came to yon bonny green; We lighted down for to bait our horse And out there came a lady fine; Four and twenty at her back And they were a' clad out in green; Tho the King of Scotland had been there The warst o' them might hae been his Queen. On we lap and awa we rade Till we cam to yon bonny ha' Whare the roof was o' the beaten gold And the floor was o' the cristal a'. When we came to the stair foot Ladies were dancing jimp and sma', But in the twinkling of an eye My wee wee man was clean awa'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 4. CAPRI by SARA TEASDALE WRITTEN AFTER SWIMMING FROM SESTOS TO ABYDOS by GEORGE GORDON BYRON IN TENEBRIS: 2 by THOMAS HARDY RECONCILIATION by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL THE TRAMPS by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE |