Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DEVON TO ME!, by JOHN GALSWORTHY


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DEVON TO ME!, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Where my fathers stood
Last Line: Devon to me!
Alternate Author Name(s): Sinjohn, John
Subject(s): Ancestors & Ancestry; Devonshire, England; Heritage; Heredity


WHERE my fathers stood
Watching the sea,
Gale-spent herring boats
Hugging the lea;
There my Mother lives,
Moorland and tree.
Sight o' the blossom!
Devon to me!

Where my fathers walked,
Driving the plough;
Whistled their hearts out --
Who whistles now?
There my Mother burns
Fire-faggots free.
Scent o' the wood-smoke!
Devon to me!

Where my fathers sleep,
Turning to dust,
This old body throw
When die I must!

There my Mother calls,
Wakeful is She!
Sound o' the west-wind!
Devon to me!

Where my fathers lie,
When I am gone,
Who need pity me
Dead? Never one!
There my Mother clasps
Me. Let me be!
Feel o' the red earth!
Devon to me!





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