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The Lady of Shalott / Tennyson

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A short poem about being a brook, written by Alfred Lord Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892). See short biographical note at end of page. The Lady of Shalott. PART I. On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold1 and meet the sky: And […]

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The Brook / Tennyson

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A short poem about being a brook, written by Alfred Lord Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892). See short biographical note at end of page. THE BROOK. I come from haunts of coot1 and hern,2 I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker3 down a valley. By thirty […]