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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN JAMAICA, by J. P. DENISON First Line: The wintry winds are never drear Last Line: In far-away jamaica, o. | |||
THE wintry winds are never drear In balmy old Jamaica, O. The biting cold they never fear In tropical Jamaica, O. But flowers are ever fresh and fair, A gentle fragrance fills the air, And all the year is summer there In sunny old Jamaica, O. And so 't is ever bright and gay In happy old Jamaica, O. The world is all a summer's day In dreamy old Jamaica, O. The sun is shining rays of gold, And Nature's smiles are manifold; And only Margaret's heart 1s cold In far-away Jamaica, O. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORY OF APRIL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS CHURCH MONUMENTS by GEORGE HERBERT THE BOYS by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ESCAPE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON BEN JONSON ENTERTAINS A MAN FROM STRATFORD by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE DRUM: THE NARRATIVE OF THE DEMON OF TEDWORTH by EDITH SITWELL |
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