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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RIDER, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: We've rode a thousand miles or more
Last Line: I don't get very far away.
Subject(s): Children; Play; Childhood
First Line: We've rode a thousand miles or more
Last Line: I don't get very far away.
Subject(s): Children; Play; Childhood
We've rode a thousand miles or more,
My horse and I, across the floor.
And when I've gone another mile
I'll maybe let him rest awhile.
My mother thinks this horse by far
The best of all the steeds there are;
For though I gallop all the day
I don't get very far away.
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