Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SWALLOW SONG, by ANONYMOUS First Line: The swallow comes winging / her way to us here Last Line: "open the door to the swallow, then / for we are children and not old men" Subject(s): Swallows | ||||||||
THE swallow comes winging Her way to us here; Fair weather she's bringing, And a happy new year. White is her breast, And black all the rest. Roll us out a plum-cake, For the swallow's sake, From the house of your plenty; And wine in a flasket, And cheese in a basket; Or a bakie she'll eat Of your pease or your wheat, She's not over-dainty! Will you give us? Or shall we go? If you will, -- why, rest you so; But and if you shall say us nay, Then we will carry the door away, Or the lintel above it, or, easiest of all, Your wife within, for she is but small. Give us our need And take God speed. Open the door to the swallow, then, For we are children and not old men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SIXTH-MONTH SONG IN THE FOOTHILLS by GARY SNYDER SWALLOW FLIGHT by SARA TEASDALE EACH SUMMER'S SWALLOWS by JOHN UPDIKE THE DEPARTURE OF THE SWALLOW by WILLIAM HOWITT THE BLUE SWALLOWS by HOWARD NEMEROV THE CLIFF SWALLOWS by DEBRA NYSTROM TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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