Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HO FOR NOA NOA, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, I think I'd like to go a Last Line: But I'm not! Subject(s): Travel; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
Oh, I think I'd like to go a Way to tropic Noa Noa Where the pleasant breezes blow a -Bout the Isle; In a decorated proa On the streams that sweetly flow, a Fellow might go out and row a -Round awhile. Dusky maidens, even though a Trifle shy, might yet bestow a Smiling glance or maybe throw a Kiss to me; While, in measures soft and low, a Ukelele tinkled. Oh, a Life in lovely Noa Noa Would be glee. I could hunt the mighty boa (Are there snakes in Noa Noa?) I could build a hut and grow a Coco palm; In a hammock, swinging slow, a Man might lie, and lying so, a -Chieve from lazy head to toe, a Perfect calm. In that land my heart would glow a Tender glow devoid of woe, a Warmth to make me want to crow a -Bout my lot; Neither coal bills, ice nor snow a -Flict the soul; I wouldn't show a Care, were I in Noa Noa, But I'm not! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING |
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