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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SISTER, by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE Poet's Biography
First Line: I saw the little quiet town
Last Line: And ships upon the sea?
Subject(s): Boats; Children; Laughter; Sisters; Childhood
First Line: I saw the little quiet town
Last Line: And ships upon the sea?
Subject(s): Boats; Children; Laughter; Sisters; Childhood
I SAW the little quiet town,
And the whitewashed gables on the hill,
And laughing children coming down
The laneway to the mill.
Wind-blushes up their faces glowed,
And they were happy as could be,
The wobbling water never flowed
So merry and so free.
One little maid withdrew aside
To pick a pebble from the sands.
Her golden hair was long and wide,
And there were dimples on her hands.
And when I saw her large blue eyes,
What was the pain that went thro' me?
Why did I think on Southern skies
And ships upon the sea?
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