Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PIPER ON THE HILLS; A CHILD'S SONG, by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER Poet's Biography First Line: There sits a piper on the hill Last Line: May blow her home again. Alternate Author Name(s): Sigerson, Dora; Shorter, Mrs. Clement Variant Title(s): The Piper On The Hill Subject(s): Pipers; Wind | ||||||||
THERE sits a piper on the hill Who pipes the livelong day, And when he pipes both loud and shrill, The frightened people say: 'The wind, the wind is blowing up, 'Tis rising to a gale.' The women hurry to the shore To watch some distant sail. The wind, the wind, the wind, the wind, Is blowing to a gale. But when he pipes all sweet and low, The piper on the hill, I hear the merry women go With laughter, loud and shrill: 'The wind, the wind is coming south, 'Twill blow a gentle day.' They gather on the meadow-land, To toss the yellow hay. The wind, the wind, the wind, the wind, Is blowing south to-day. And in the morn, when winter comes, To keep the piper warm, The little Angels shake their wings To make a feather storm: 'The snow, the snow has come at last!' The happy children call, And 'ring around' they dance in glee, And watch the snowflakes fall. The wind, the wind, the wind, the wind, Has spread a snowy pall. But when at night the piper plays, I have not any fear, Because God's windows open wide The pretty tune to hear; And when each crowding spirit looks, From its star window-pane, A watching mother may behold Her little child again. The wind, the wind, the wind, the wind, May blow her home again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN OH IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUTSIDE by LARRY EIGNER THE WIND ON THE HILLS by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER |
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