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Arthur Graeme West (Артур Грэм Уэст) The Traveller Oh, I came singing down the road Whereon was nought perplext me, And Pan with Art before me strode, And Walter Pater next me. I garnered my “impressions” up, Lived in each lovely feature, “I burned with a hard gemlike flame” And sensitized my nature. We wandered up and down La Beauce Along the castled river, Where rarely came the deathly frost To frighten us to a shiver. Till at a corner of the way We met with maid Bellona, Who joined us so imperiously That we durst not disown her. My three companions coughed and blushed, And as the time waxed later, One murmured, pulling out his watch, That he must go — ’twas Pater. And very soon Art turned away Huffed at Bellona’s strictures, Who hurried us past dome and spire And wouldn’t stay for pictures. But old Pan with his satyr legs Trotted beside us gamely, Till quickening pace and rougher road Made him go somewhat lamely. The rents in the La Bassée road, The cracks between the cobbling, The wet communications trench, They set poor Pan a-hobbling. He couldn’t stand the shells and mud, The sap-head or the crater, He used to say the very rats “Went some’ow agin Natur.” When we were back behind Bethune In comfortable billets, We two would greet the advancing Spring As she sailed up the rillets. And lie ’neath the fantastic trees To hear the thrushes quiring, Till young Bellona smelt us out And startled Pan with firing. My heart bled for the kindly god Who’d sought so long to serve me, And so I sent him back again: He prayed “Might heaven preserve me.” I went unto the martial maid, Who laughed to see me lonely, “We’re rid of them at last,” she said, “Now I’ll be honoured only.” And still we fare her road alone In foul or sunny weather: Bare is that road of man or god Which we run on to-gether. Arthur Graeme West's other poems: Poems of another poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием): Распечатать (Print) Количество обращений к стихотворению: 1209 |
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