Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RURAL PIPE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Nay, chide me not because my pipe oft sings Last Line: His airs sicilian and his message clear. Subject(s): Country Life; Forests; Love; Singing & Singers; Woods; Songs | ||||||||
NAY, chide me not because my pipe oft sings Of country doings and of common things: Of sun-steeped fields where men forestall the day To gather up in mows the winter's hay; Of kine called musically at the bars, And swaying home beneath the early stars; Of woods divinely cool, where moss and fern Do haunt the pleasant places of the burn; Of berry pickings, and of harvest fun Beneath the moon when day-work all is done; Of fall forgatherings, when nuts are thick, And boys beat out the burrs with lusty stick; Of storm-bound labors and of snowings-in, When water lacks, and low is every bin; Of cutting ice upon the waveless lake, Where skaters whirl and frosty music make; Of these, and more, the happenings manifold, Whereby the countryside's full tale is told. Nay, chide me not, for these are things I see And know and love -- the very heart of me. So did Theocritus, and still we hear His airs Sicilian and his message clear. | 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 BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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