Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUMMER TIME ON BREDON, by HUGH KINGSMILL LUNN Poet's Biography First Line: Tis summer time on bredon Last Line: The cattle then are sick. Alternate Author Name(s): Kingsmill, Hugh Variant Title(s): Poem (after A.e. Housman) Subject(s): Bredon Hill; Farm Life; Agriculture; Farmers | ||||||||
'Tis Summer Time on Bredon, And now the farmers swear; The cattle rise and listen In valleys far and near, And blush at what they hear. But when the mists in autumn On Bredon tops are thick, The happy hymns of farmers Go up from fold and rick, The cattle then are sick. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KICKING THE LEAVES by DONALD HALL THE FARMER'S BOY: WINTER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: SUMMER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD |
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