Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN, by ANONYMOUS First Line: There were three jovial huntsmen Subject(s): Hunting;moon;nonsense; Hunters | ||||||||
THERE were three jovial huntsmen, As I have heard them say, And they would go a-hunting All on a summer's day. All the day they hunted, And nothing could they find But a ship a-sailing, A-sailing with the wind. One said it was a ship, The other said Nay; The third said it was a house With the chimney blown away. And all the night they hunted, And nothing could they find; But the moon a-gliding, A-gliding with the wind. One said it was the moon, The other said Nay; The third said it was a cheese, And half o't cut away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAMENT OF QUARRY by LEONIE ADAMS KILLDEER by KENNETH SLADE ALLING THE YOUNG FOWLER THAT MISTOOK HIS GAME by PHILIP AYRES A POEM ABOUT THE HOUNDS AND THE HARES by LISEL MUELLER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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