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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DREAM OF DONEGAL, by GERTRUDE JANE CODD First Line: I can see the little cottage by the sea, by the sea Last Line: Oh, father, be a boy again, and not so cold and still! Subject(s): Dreams; Parents; Sea; Nightmares; Parenthood; Ocean | |||
I can see the little cottage by the sea, by the sea, And the peat fire burning brightly, and the kettle there for tea, With the spinning-wheel a-whirling by the window toward the lea: My father's mother's mother is spinning a dress for me. There's a fishing boat a-landing down below, down below, Oh, let the salt surf battle and let the wet wind blow! -- There's a strong arm on the rudder, and the nets are all in tow: I can see my father's father, and his face is in a glow. There's a little lad a-dreaming by the mill, by the mill, And he sees the fairies dancing in the misty, twilight chill: There's the vesper bell a-tinkling the ruin on the hill: Oh, father, be a boy again, and not so cold and still! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS LINES ON LEAVING THE BEDFORD STR. SCHOOL HOUSE by GEORGE SANTAYANA |
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