The Shepherd Boy

Like some vision olden
Of far other time,
When the age was golden
In the young world's prime,
Is thy soft pipe ringing,
O lonely shepherd boy,
What song art thou singing,
In thy youth and joy?

Or art thou complaining
Of thy lowly lot,
And thine own disdaining
Dost ask what thou hast not?
Of the future dreaming,
Weary of the past,
For the present scheming,
All but what thou hast.

No, thou art delighting
In thy summer home;
Where the flowers inviting
Tempt the bee to roam;
Where the cowslip bending,
With its golden bells,
Of each glad hour's ending
With a sweet chime tells.

All wild creatures love him
When he is alone,
Every bird above him
Sings its softest tone.
Thankful to high Heaven,
Humble in thy joy,
Much to thee is given,
Lowly shepherd boy.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon, L.E.L. . 1802-1838

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Poetry of Landon, L.E.L.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon, L.E.L.
born 1802, died 1838

better known as L.E.L
afterwards Mrs. Maclean

Poems

The Unknown Grave
Felicia Hemans
When Should Lovers Breathe Their Vows?
Love
The Shepherd Boy
The Sea-Shore

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon, L.E.L.

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