We were very tired, we were very merry —
We had gone back and forth all night upon the ferry.
It was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable —
But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,
We lay on the hill-top underneath the moon;
And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.
We were very tired, we were very merry —
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry;
And you ate an apple, and I ate a pear,
From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere;
And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold,
And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.
We were very tired, we were very merry,
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
We hailed, "Good morrow, mother!" to a shawl-covered head,
And bought a morning paper, which neither of us read;
And she wept, "God bless you!" for the apples and the pears,
And we gave her all our money but our subway fares.
Notes
Composition Date:
1920.The lyrical form of this poem is aabbcc.
1. The title means "memory" (Spanish).
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I really like this. This is a first time read for me. I like he happy, gay feel the words bring to this piece.
♥ Kimberly -
This, believe it or not, made a great song (great as far as my songs go, that is). Didn't have to change a word... a sign of a great poem, and, according to the poem, a great evening and all-nighter riding the ferry back and forth with your date!
Edited on Jan 27, 9:44 p.m. because '...of a penchant for fiddling...'. -
Her tale of her small adventure? Quaint.
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