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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TROUT, by BEATRICE RUTH GIBBS
First Line: Down by the bridge the speckled trout
Last Line: The quiet days of peace.
Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Anglers
First Line: Down by the bridge the speckled trout
Last Line: The quiet days of peace.
Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Anglers
Down by the bridge the speckled trout
Lie quiet in the pool,
A dragon-fly darts in and out
The shadows deep and cool.
Out in the Desert, far away,
I wonder do you dream
Of willow-trees that bend and sway
Beside a dappled stream:
Of quiet hours with rod and line
Casting your chosen fly,
Sad if the weather were too fine,
If fish were small or shy:
Of ripples chilly as they climb
Your waters tall and black,
Of soft green bank for picnic-time,
Of flask and sandwich pack?
Down where the pool is deep and clear
The fat brown trout increase,
Waiting till once again are here
The quiet days of peace.
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