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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWO OF A TRADE, by SAMUEL WILLOUGHBY DUFFIELD Poet's Biography First Line: The dragon-fly and I together Last Line: And I at the oars, our course to hold. Subject(s): Nature; Summer | |||
THE dragon-fly and I together Sail up the stream in the summer weather; He at the stern all green and gold, And I at the oars, our course to hold. Above the floor of the level river The bent blades dip and spring and quiver; And the dragon-fly is here and there, Along the water and in the air. And thus we go as the sunshine mellows; A pair of Nature's merriest fellows; For the Spanish cedar is light and true, And instead of one, it has carried two. And thus we sail without care or sorrow, With trust for to-day and hope for tomorrow; He at the stern, all green and gold, And I at the oars, our course to hold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ADVANCE OF SUMMER by MARY KINZIE THE SUMMER IMAGE by LEONIE ADAMS CANOEBIAL BLISS by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY THE END OF SUMMER by HENRY MEADE BLAND THE FARMER'S BOY: SUMMER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD SONNET: 14. APPROACH OF SUMMER by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES JULY IN WASHINGTON by ROBERT LOWELL ODE TO THE END OF SUMMER by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY SMOKE AND CHESS by SAMUEL WILLOUGHBY DUFFIELD |
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