Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY LITTLE CAPE COD MAIDEN, by KATHERINE FINNIGAN ANDERSON First Line: I brought her from the sand - dunes Last Line: With the sea-weed in her hair. Subject(s): Cape Cod; Windmills | ||||||||
I brought her from the sand-dunes, From the sand-dunes and the sea, And I placed her in my garden Where the wind blows recklessly, And the storms beat down upon her, But she doesn't seem to care This little Cape Cod maiden, With the sea-weed in her hair. She is winsome and attractive, Though demure to a degree, And I've christened her Priscilla, Which is fitting, you'll agree, Since her forbears crossed the ocean, With those pious sons of God, Who came over in the Mayflower, And anchored off Cape Cod. She wears a bright, blue kirtle, And a hood which frames her face In a fascinating manner, Giving her an added grace, As she steers her dainty windmill With a firm, unfaltering hand, In uttermost obedience To every least command Of the wind, whether it whistles With a gusto through the trees, Or sweeps across the garden, In a playful summer breeze. And sometimes as I watch her, Perched upon her iron rod, I fancy that she's longing For the shores of old Cape Cod; For the sea-gull's ribald laughter, And the moaning of the tide, Or, maybe, she's just longing To be a sailor's bride, And to wander o'er the sand-dunes, With her lover hand in hand, When the glory of the spring-tide Is abroad in all the land. She has been my boon companion In the sunshine and the rain, Being always at her station, Just outside my window-pane; And I've learned from her the lesson Of simply standing still, Moving only as God moves me, In obedience to His will. I brought her from the sand-dunes, From the sand-dunes and the sea, And I placed her in my garden Where the wind blows recklessly, And the storms beat down upon her, But she doesn't seem to care This little Cape Cod maiden, With the sea-weed in her hair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VERSAILLES by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON THE WINDMILL by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW MILL ACCIDENT by KATHRYN BLACKBURN PECK THE MILL (2) by EMILE VERHAEREN THE WINDMILL by JOHN BYRNE LEICESTER WARREN |
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