Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FO'C'S'LE YARNS: 1ST SERIES. DEDICATION, by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN Poet's Biography First Line: To sing a song shall please my countrymen Last Line: And so accept the singer and the song. Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, T. E. Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Songs | ||||||||
To sing a song shall please my countrymen; To unlock the treasures of the Island heart; With loving feet to trace each hill and glen, And find the ore that is not for the mart Of commerce: this is all I ask. No task, But joy, GOD wot! Wherewith "the stranger" intermeddles not -- Who, if perchance He lend his ear, As caught by mere romance Of nature, traversing On viewless wing All parallels of sect And race and dialect, Then shall he be to me most dear. Natheless, for mine own people do I sing, And use the old familiar speech: Happy if I shall reach Their inmost consciousness. One thing They will confess: I never did them wrong, And so accept the singer and the song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY A SERMON AT CLEVEDON; GOOD FRIDAY by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |
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