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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STREET LANTERNS, by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE Poet's Biography
First Line: Country roads are yellow and brown
Last Line: Topaz, and the ruby stone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Anodos
Subject(s): Light; London; Roads; Paths; Trails
First Line: Country roads are yellow and brown
Last Line: Topaz, and the ruby stone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Anodos
Subject(s): Light; London; Roads; Paths; Trails
Country roads are yellow and brown.
We mend the roads in London town.
Never a hansom dare come nigh,
Never a cart goes rolling by.
An unwonted silence steals
In between the turning wheels.
Quickly ends the autumn day,
And the workman goes his way.
Leaving, midst the traffic rude,
One small isle of solitude.
Lit, throughout the lengthy night,
By the little lantern's light.
Jewels of the dark have we,
Brighter than the rustic's be.
Over the dull earth are thrown
Topaz, and the ruby stone.
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