O lovely river of Yvette! O darling river! like a bride, Some dimpled, bashful, fair Lisette, Thou goest to wed the Orge's tide. Maincourt, and lordly Dampierre, See and salute thee on thy way, And, with a blessing and a prayer, Ring the sweet bells of St. Forget. The valley of Chevreuse in vain Would hold thee in its fond embrace; Thou glidest from its arms again And hurriest on with swifter pace. Thou wilt not stay; with restless feet Pursuing still thine onward flight, Thou goest as one in haste to meet Her sole desire, her head's delight. O lovely river of Yvette! O darling stream! on balanced wings The wood-birds sang the chansonnette That here a wandering poet sings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHAT THE BULLET SANG by FRANCIS BRET HARTE JONAH'S SONG, FR. MOBY DICK by HERMAN MELVILLE SONG, FR. THE TWO GENTELEM OF VERONA by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE SABBATH LAMP by GRACE AGUILAR IN REMEMBRANCE by ADRA CAROLINE BATCHELDER THE BIRTHPLACE OF DREAMS by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE CARCASSONNE (SUGGESTED BY LORD DUNSANY'S STORY) by BERTON BRALEY |