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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOWLANDS A-RAY, by ANONYMOUS Last Line: My lowlands a-ray Subject(s): Love | |||
I DREAMT a dream the other night: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: I dreamt a dream the other night, My Lowlands a-ray. I dreamt I saw my own true love; Lowlands, hurrah, my John: I dreamt I saw my own true love, My Lowlands a-ray. He was green and wet with weeds so cold: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: He was green and wet with weeds so cold; My Lowlands a-ray. 'I am drowned in the Lowland seas', he said: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: 'I am drowned in the Lowland seas', he said: My Lowlands a-ray. 'I shall never kiss you again', he said: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: 'I shall never kiss you again', he said: My Lowlands a-ray. I will cut away my bonny hair: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: I will cut away my bonny hair, My Lowlands a-ray. No other man shall think me fair: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: No other man shall think me fair: My Lowlands a-ray. O my love lies drowned in the windy Lowlands: Lowlands, hurrah, my John: O my love lies drowned in the windy Lowlands, My Lowlands a-ray. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT |
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