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A poem by George W. Doneghy |
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The Hermit |
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Title: The Hermit Author: George W. Doneghy [More Titles by Doneghy] By the waters of a river, where the rocks like giants stand, Hewed the logs and reared the roof-tree, where for years alone he dwelt, Legend says high-born and wealthy, seeking there in Nature's wilds Where the music of the wild birds, echoed from the cliffs around, Where in Springtime wild flowers blooming shed their incense day and night, Where in Summer old trees spreading overhead a leafy roof Where in Winter wild winds raving whistled 'round his lonely home, He a sunnier clime forsaking for the "dark and bloody ground," All of human-kind deserting, where no din of toil and strife All his frugal wants supplying from the storehouse Nature gave, Striving to forget the false one, dwelling 'neath her sunny skies, Long ago she was forgotten, and at last surcease had come-- Long he lay beside the river, flowing sweetly there to-day, There where briars in tangled network sway above a little mound, [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |