Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JULY, by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Goodbye to the town!- goodbye! Last Line: Hurrak! For the sea and the sky! Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin Subject(s): Vacation | ||||||||
(Virelai nouveau) GOOD-BYE to the Town! -- good-bye! Hurrah! for the sea and the sky! In the street the flower-girls cry; In the street the water-carts ply; And a fluter, with features awry, Plays fitfully 'Scots wha hae' -- And the throat of that fluter is dry; Good-bye to the Town! -- good-bye! And over the roof-tops high Comes a waft like a dream of the May; And a lady-bird lit on my tie, And a cock-chafer came with the tray; And a butterfly (no one knows why) Mistook my Aunt's cap for a spray; And 'next door' and 'over the way' The neighbours take wing and fly; Hurrah! for the sea and the sky! To Buxton, the waters to try, To Buxton goes old Mrs. Bligh; And the Captain to Homburg and play Will carry his cane and his eye; And even Miss Morgan Lefay Is flitting -- to far Peckham Rye; And my Grocer has gone -- in a 'Shay,' And my Tailor has gone -- in a 'Fly': Good-bye to the Town! -- good-bye! And it's O for the sea and the sky! And it's O for the boat and the bay! For the white foam whirling by, And the sharp salt edge of the spray! For the wharf where the black nets fry, And the wrack and the oar-weed sway! For the stroll when the moon is high To the nook by the Flag-house gray! For the risus ab angulo shy From the Someone we designate 'Di!' For the moment of silence, the sigh! 'How I dote on a Moon!' 'So do I!' For the token we snatch on the sly! (With nobody there to say Fie!) Hurrah! for the sea and the sky! So Phyllis, the fawn-footed, hie For a Hansom! Ere close of the day Between us a 'world' must lie: Good-bye to the Town! GOOD-BYE! Hurrak! for the sea and the sky! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUFFALO - ISLE OF WIGHT POWER CABLE by ANSELM HOLLO WHEN THE VACATION IS OVER FOR GOOD by MARK STRAND BACK FROM VACATION by JOHN UPDIKE A FANCY FROM FONTENELLE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON |
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