Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CONVICT'S RETURN, by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL Poet's Biography First Line: Ye mountains and glens of fair scotland I'm with ye once again Last Line: I will bid ye all good-bye. Subject(s): Homecoming; Prisons & Prisoners; Reunions; Togetherness | ||||||||
Ye mountains and glens of fair Scotland I'm with ye once again, During my absence from ye my heart was like to break in twain; Oh! how I longed to see you and the old folks at home, And with my lovely Jeannie once more in the green woods to roam. Now since I've returned safe home again I will try and be content With my lovely Jeannie at home, And forget my banishment. My Jeannie and me will get married, And I will be to her a good man, And we'll live happy together, And do the best we can. I hope my Jeannie and me Will always happy be, And never feel discontent; And at night at the fireside I'll relate to her the trials of my banishment. But now I will never leave my Jeannie again Until the day I die; And before the vital spark has fled I will bid ye all good-bye. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A WOMAN WITH FLAXEN HAIR IN NORFOLK HEARD by ROBERT KELLY YESTERDAY FROM MY FEVER by GALWAY KINNELL IF YOU COULD COME SOFTLY by AUDRE LORDE MISGIVINGS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SILENT IN THE MOONLIGHT by ROBERT BLY THE TAY BRIDGE DISEASTER by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL |
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