Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY WORLD, by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS


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First Line: A warm thatched roof, 'neath which peer windows / small
Last Line: For naught then would I change this world of mine!
Subject(s): Home; Imagination; Fancy


A WARM thatched roof, 'neath which peer windows small;
A lush green vine, thick clust'ring o'er the wall;
And level, flower-gemmed, low-lying meads;
A narrow path which to the cornfields leads;
The little plain encircled by pine woods,
Where it is bliss to rest in dreamy moods;
Blithe birds that cheer the heart with roundelay;
The peaceful graveyard a few steps away;
A glimpse of the blue sky, like azure shrine, --
How small, how poor doth seem this world of mine!

Yet as, when vesper bells their summons peal,
Returning home I weary, hungry, feel;
See from my hut the smoke's light column rise,
While in the glowing west day, flaming, dies;
My child springs toward me with exulting shout,
And from the hearth a cheerful blaze gleams out;
When everything breathes evening's sweet repose,
And with hand on the bolt my door I close;
When in the heav'ns star after star doth shine, --
How grand, how glorious is this world of mine!

I envy not the rich man's splendor rare,
His marble tables, golden goblets fair,
Chimes of sweet bells, the stately steeple's pride,
Or the cool flow of ocean's wondrous tide;
I know that happiness lies everywhere,
Perchance most willingly the cot doth share;
The blossom's fragrance is borne on the wind;
In narrow confines sweetest fruits we find.
Well for me if my home doth God enshrine,
For naught then would I change this world of mine!





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