Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEAUTIFUL MONIKIE, by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL Poet's Biography First Line: Beautiful monikie! With your trees and shrubberies green Last Line: Which supplies the people with water belonging dundee. Subject(s): Lakes; Tourists; Travel; Pools; Ponds; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
BEAUTIFUL Monikie! with your trees and shrubberies green, And your beautiful walks, most charming to be seen: 'Tis a beautiful place for pleasure-seekers to resort, Because there they can have innocent sport, By taking a leisure walk all round about, And see the anglers fishing in the pond for trout. Besides, there's lovely white swans swimming on the pond, And Panmure Monument can be seen a little distance beyond; And the scenery all round is enchanting I declare, While sweet-scented fragrance fills the air. Then away, pleasure-seekers of bonnie Dundee, And have a day's outing around Monikie, And inhale the pure air, on a fine summer day, Which will help to drive dull care away; As ye gaze on the beautiful scenery there, Your spirits will feel o'erjoyed and free from care. Then near to the pond there's a beautiful green sward, Where excursionists can dance until fatigue does them retard: And if they feel thirsty, the Monikie water's near by, Where they can quench their thirst if very dry. Then, after that, they can have a walk at their ease, Amongst the green shrubbery and tall pine trees; And in the centre of the pond they can see Three beautiful little islets dressed in green livery. Monikie is as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, And about eleven or twelve miles from bonnie Dundee; It's the only place I know of to enjoy a holiday, Because there's a hall of shelter there to keep the rain away. Then there's a large park, a very suitable place, For the old and the young, if they wish to try a race; It's there they can enjoy themselves during the live-long summer day, Near to the little purling burn, meandering on its way, And emptying itself into the pond of Monikie, Which supplies the people with water belonging Dundee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING THE TAY BRIDGE DISEASTER by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL |
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