Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WILLIAM CORBY, by JOHN COWPER POWYS Poet's Biography First Line: I drive my cows to corby Last Line: When william corby's dead! Subject(s): Animals; Farm Life; Agriculture; Farmers | ||||||||
I drive my cows to Corby; On sweet spring-grass they're fed; But it's Madge who nestles wantonly In William Corby's bed. I drive my sheep to Corby, And the gold-dust's on the willow; But it's Nellie's winsome curls that lie On William Corby's pillow. I drive my geese to Corby When the bind-weed's in the wheat; But it's Bess who cuddles warm and sly 'Neath William Corby's sheet. I drive my pigs to Corby; And the hips and haws are red; But none but me will mind o' he When William Corby's dead! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KICKING THE LEAVES by DONALD HALL THE FARMER'S BOY: WINTER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: SUMMER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD |
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