Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE TRAVELLER, by JOHN DRINKWATER


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First Line: When march was master of furrow and fold
Last Line: "the gate is open -- be quick, be quick."
Subject(s): Daffodils; March (month); Spring


WHEN March was master of furrow and fold,
And the skies kept cloudy festival
And the daffodil pods were tipped with gold
And a passion was in the plover's call,
A spare old man went hobbling by
With a broken pipe and a tapping stick,
And he mumbled -- "Blossom before I die,
Be quick, you little brown buds, be quick.

"I've weathered the world for a count of years --
Good old years of shining fire --
And death and the devil bring no fears,
And I've fed the flame of my last desire;
I'm ready to go, but I'd pass the gate
On the edge of the world with an old heart sick
If I missed the blossoms. I may not wait --
The gate is open -- be quick, be quick."





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