Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WOOD ROAD, by EDWARD BLISS REED


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE WOOD ROAD, by                    
First Line: All day they are hurrying off to the fair
Last Line: Then we'll turn from the highway and take the wood road.
Subject(s): Festivals; Love; Marriage; Fairs; Pageants; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


All day they are hurrying off to the Fair;
We'll let them pass by us, no whit do we care
Though they beckon and shout from each gay wagon-load;
We'll turn from the highway and take the wood road.

Each hawker is calling the folks to his ware,
And there's pushing and crowding all over the Fair
As if some great river its banks had o'er flowed;
So we'll turn from the highway and take the wood road.

They tell me there's wonderful sights at the Fair,
But there's nothing so fine as your lips and your hair;
Your eyes they shine brighter than stars ever glowed,
So we'll turn from the highway and take the wood road.

They're spending their money like mad at the Fair,
But I'm saving mine for a house you will share.
'Twill be with you in it a splendid abode,
So we'll turn from the highway and take the wood road.

'Tis the day of the year, they all say, at the Fair,
But the day of our wedding you'll see the folks stare
For you're sweet as a rose, as a meadow new-mowed;
Then we'll turn from the highway and take the wood road.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net