Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CANADIAN FOLK SONG, by WILLIAM WILFRED CAMPBELL Poet's Biography First Line: The doors are shut, the windows fast Last Line: Singeth the kettle merrily. Alternate Author Name(s): Campbell, W. W. Variant Title(s): Margery Maketh The Tea Subject(s): Family Life; Canada | ||||||||
THE doors are shut, the windows fast, Outside the gust is driving past, Outside the shivering ivy clings, While on the hob the kettle sings. Margery, Margery, make the tea, Singeth the kettle merrily. The streams are hushed up where they flowed, The ponds are frozen along the road, The cattle are housed in shed and byre, While singeth the kettle on the fire. Margery, Margery, make the tea, Singeth the kettle merrily. The fisherman on the bay in his boat Shivers and buttons up his coat; The traveller stops at the tavern door, And the kettle answers the chimney's roar. Margery, Margery, make the tea, Singeth the kettle merrily. The firelight dances upon the wall, Footsteps are heard in the outer hall, And a kiss and a welcome that fill the room, And the kettle sings in the glimmer and gloom. Margery, Margery, make the tea, Singeth the kettle merrily. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CANADA: CASE HISTORY: 1945 by EARL (EARLE) BIRNEY TWO CAMPERS IN CLOUD COUNTRY by SYLVIA PLATH THE VISIONS OF MACKENZIE KING by JOHN UPDIKE AT THE TOURIST CENTER IN BOSTON by MARGARET ATWOOD A CANADIAN BOAT SONG; WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE by THOMAS MOORE WILDERNESS GOTHIC by ALFRED WELLINGTON PURDY CANADA by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS A LAKE MEMORY by WILLIAM WILFRED CAMPBELL HARVEST SLUMBER SONG by WILLIAM WILFRED CAMPBELL HOW ONE WINTER CAME IN THE LAKE REGION by WILLIAM WILFRED CAMPBELL |
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