Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HERD BOY, by LU YU (1125-1210) Poet's Biography First Line: In the southern village the boy who minds the ox Last Line: And a dark smoke oozes through the thatched roof. Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kuan; Lu You Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Shepherds & Shepherdesses | ||||||||
IN the southern village the boy who minds the ox With his naked feet stands on the ox's back. Through the hole in his coat the river wind blows; Through his broken hat the mountain rain pours. On the long dyke he seemed to be far away; In the narrow lane suddenly we were face to face. The boy is home and the ox is back in its stall; And a dark smoke oozes through the thatched roof. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOVING SHEPHERDESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE SHEPHERD by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON A TIMOROUS SHEPHERD by MORRIS GILBERT BISHOP THE HEART'S RETURN by EDWIN MARKHAM THE SONG OF THE SHEPHERDS by EDWIN MARKHAM THE GREEN SHEPHERD by LOUIS SIMPSON AUTOCHTHONIC TERCET: 2 by CESAR VALLEJO THE STORY THE SHEPHERD TELLS THE SHEEP by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE SHEPHERD, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE BOATING IN AUTUMN by LU YU (1125-1210) HOW I SAILED ON THE LAKE TILL I CAME TO THE EASTERN STREAM by LU YU (1125-1210) |
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