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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VAGABOND, by EMMA THOMAS SCOVILLE
First Line: I heard beauty in the woods
Last Line: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Well—perhaps!
Subject(s): Gypsies; Wandering & Wanderers; Gipsies
First Line: I heard beauty in the woods
Last Line: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Well—perhaps!
Subject(s): Gypsies; Wandering & Wanderers; Gipsies
I heard Beauty in the woods,
Sing two notes and then a trill;
But she hid among the trees
When I looked with heart athrill—
You say, it was a wild bird's song?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Well—perhaps!
Beauty beckoned with a smile,
Bowed and swayed in ecstasy,
Flaming-yellow up a hill
In a soundless symphony—
You say, it was the daffodils?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Well—perhaps!
Beauty caught me in her arms,
Kissed my cheeks, and brushed my hair,
Though I felt her presence near—
Could not find her anywhere—
You say, it was the morning breeze?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Well—perhaps!
I have often wondered why
Beauty bade me drop my load,
Take my staff and follow her
Down a little winding road—
You say, it is my Gypsy blood?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Well—perhaps!
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