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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARY OF CROFTON, by JOSEPH SKIPSEY Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah! A lovely jewel was mary of crofton
Last Line: As we pass down the old waggon way.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: Ah! A lovely jewel was mary of crofton
Last Line: As we pass down the old waggon way.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
Ah! a lovely jewel was Mary of Crofton,
And now she is cold in the clay
We think of the heart-cheering image as often
As we pass down the old waggon way.
Her air was a magical air, and the very
Stone heart of the stoic entranced;
While her wee, wee feet beat a measure as merry
As ever by damsel was danced.
Her accents enchanted; her lay — but the silly
Bit linnet to vie it would seek;
And the rose in her hair was a daffadowndilly
Compared with the rose on her cheek.
Sue, Bessy, and Kitty still ornament Crofton,
And rich are the charms they display;
But we miss the sweet image of Mary as often
As we pass down the old waggon way.
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