|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHERRIES, by FREDERIC EDWARD WEATHERLY Poet's Biography
First Line: Under the tree the farmer said
Last Line: F. E. Weatherley.
Subject(s): Cherry Trees; Robins
First Line: Under the tree the farmer said
Last Line: F. E. Weatherley.
Subject(s): Cherry Trees; Robins
UNDER the tree the farmer said,
Smiling and shaking his wise old head:
"Cherries are ripe! but then, you know,
There's the grass to cut and the corn to hoe;
We can gather the cherries any day,
But when the sun shines we must make our hay;
To-night, when the work has all been done,
We'll muster the boys, for fruit and fun.
Up on the tree a robin said,
Perking and cocking his saucy head,
"Cherries are ripe! and so to-day
We'll gather them while you make the hay;
For we are the boys with no corn to hoe,
No cows to milk, and no grass to mow."
At night the farmer said: "Here's a trick!
These roguish robins have had their pick."
F. E. Weatherley.
Discover our poem explanations - click here!
Other Poems of Interest...
THE ROBIN'S FAREWELL by CLARA DOTY BATES
THE ROBIN IN JANUARY by HENRY CHARLES BEECHING
OWL AGAINST ROBIN by SIDNEY LANIER
HUMAN, AVIAN, VEGETABLE, BLOOD by KENNETH REXROTH
THE BROWN VEST by BARBARA GUEST
A ROBIN by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
ROBIN REDBREAST by GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE