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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SHEPHERD BOY, by EDWARD JOSEPH HARRINGTON O'BRIEN Poet's Biography First Line: I saw him naked on a hill Last Line: Come faintly down the wind. Subject(s): Shepherds & Shepherdesses | |||
I saw him naked on a hill Above a world of gold, And coming by, so still, so still, The sheep within his fold. He strode along that golden air, A rosy-bodied fool, With wonder-dripping dreams as fair As starlight in a pool. He sang of old, forgotten springs Of worship in the sky, And longing passionate with wings, And vision that must die. His body and his spirit glowed For joy that they were one, And from his heart the music flowed Into the setting sun. I hurried as the light grew dim, And left him far behind, Yet still I heard his joyous hymn Come faintly down the wind. | 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 TIRED by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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