Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BROOKLYN, MY BROOKLYN, by RHEINHART KLEINER First Line: Though other scenes might lure me far Last Line: A place in which to die! Subject(s): Bridges; Brooklyn Bridge | ||||||||
Though other scenes might lure me far From happiness and home, No peace would they procure me, far Away across the foam. To Brooklyn should I turn again From fairest towns and shires, And all my bosom burn again To know her streets and spires! I'd turn from Glory's very house -- And were it sacrilege? To see the Fulton Ferry house, Beside the Brooklyn Bridge; To hear the passing roar above Of elevated trains, That thrill me as they soar above Unnumbered marts and fanes. I'd miss the books so pleasingly Displayed on Fulton Street; The other wares that teasingly Remind of things to eat. I'd weary for that restful place, Where benches, warm and wide, In Montague's most zestful place Look down upon the tide. 'Tis there when spring was flowering, I'd yearn to watch the bay, And old Manhattan towering Beyond the river's play; 'Tis there I'd light my pipe at eve, And watch the sun go down, For random thoughts are ripe at eve, When dusk is on the town. Oh, Brooklyn offers graciously The gifts she has to give; Her sons, who speak veraciously, Say, "Here's the place to live!" When Fate, no longer lenient, Gives cause to sink and sigh, There's hardly so convenient A place in which to die! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BRIDGE: PROEM. TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE by HAROLD HART CRANE THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE [MAY 24, 1883] by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR BROOKLYN BRIDGE by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS BROOKLYN BRIDGE AT DAWN by RICHARD THOMAS LE GALLIENNE NEW YORK DAYS by WILLIAM ELLERY LEONARD OF BEING NUMEROUS, 5 by GEORGE OPPEN BROOKLYN BRIDGE by CLINTON SCOLLARD BROOKLYN BRIDGE TOWERS (AS UNCONNECTED) by GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND BROOKLYN BRIDGE by W. A. FAHEY TO LALAGE (ON HER RESIGNATION AS FILE CLERK) by RHEINHART KLEINER |
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