Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HUMORESQUE, by EDEN PHILLPOTTS


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First Line: I hear the grey geese winging
Last Line: Before he hopped away.
Subject(s): Fairies; Fantasy; Elves


I HEAR the grey geese winging
Between the stars and me
And little people singing
Along the misty lea.
A valley fox is crying,
A mountain cat replying,
A far off river sighing
Upon her way to sea.

The fairies flock and mingle,
Till blows an elfin horn
And gallop from their dingle
Two ring-straked unicorn.
I hear the creatures neighing,
"Come, monkeys, cease your playing;
Be off! Be off a maying:
The moon is on the thorn!"

Then kobold, deev and pixie,
Red troll and sprite and fay,
Pigwidgeon, brownie, nixie
Made haste to seek the may:
And where they took their pleasure,
At midnight hour of leisure,
A white hare danced a measure
Before he hopped away.





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