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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BROOK, by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY
First Line: Bright mountain brook that flowest at my feet
Last Line: To do each day the work appointed me.
Subject(s): Brooks; Nature; Solitude; Streams; Creeks; Loneliness
First Line: Bright mountain brook that flowest at my feet
Last Line: To do each day the work appointed me.
Subject(s): Brooks; Nature; Solitude; Streams; Creeks; Loneliness
Bright mountain brook that flowest at my feet,
Forever laving this unheeding stone,
The music of thy liquid monotone
Unchanging all day long dost thou repeat.
Musing I gaze upon thee from my seat,
Not lonely, altho never more alone,
Since thou art company and I am one
To whom thy noise is melody complete.
Would I could daily go my way like thee:
My voice as soft as thine, my smile as bright,
My course as fearless toward that mighty sea
That all the streams of life awaits; the night
Of gorge and chasm unthought of; my delight
To do each day the work appointed me.
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