THE dragon-fly and I together Sail up the stream in the summer weather; He at the stern all green and gold, And I at the oars, our course to hold. Above the floor of the level river The bent blades dip and spring and quiver; And the dragon-fly is here and there, Along the water and in the air. And thus we go as the sunshine mellows; A pair of Nature's merriest fellows; For the Spanish cedar is light and true, And instead of one, it has carried two. And thus we sail without care or sorrow, With trust for to-day and hope for tomorrow; He at the stern, all green and gold, And I at the oars, our course to hold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLUSH OR FAUNUS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING BREST LEFT BEHIND by JOHN CHIPMAN FARRAR A PROPHECY by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR AFTERNOON ON A HILL by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY MATRIMONIAL MELODIES: 3. SYSTEM by BERTON BRALEY GENTLER JOYS by RUTH FOSS BREWER HOLY COMMUNION by ADA CAMBRIDGE |