The brook poem summary

Men may come and men may go, but i go on forever meaning
The brook poem lyrics
Haunts of coot and hern meaning

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Featured Poem: The Brook by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

This week's Featured Poem is a selection from Kim Haygarth, who runs a shared reading group in Manchester. She has been sharing an long-remembered favourite by Alfred, Lord Tennyson:

"When I was at primary school everyone used to learn Tennyson's poem The Brook. The first line is 'I come from haunts of coot and hern'. I read the poem with my group last week and only then did I realise that hern meant heron - never having bothered to think about it before. We had a really good session and if you have not already used it I can thoroughly recommend the poem especially for groups of elderly readers."

Here's the poem to enjoy in full:

The Brook

I come from haunts of coot and hern,
I make a sudden sally,
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley.

By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorps, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.

Till last by Philip's farm I flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.

I chatter over ston

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The Brook

Famous Nature Poem

The Industrial Revolution took place in Great Britain during the late 1700s and early 1800s. As cities grew, living conditions deteriorated for the poor and working class. Factories and mass production were beneficial for some but not everyone. This poem stands in contrast of new manufacturing processes of that time period by focusing on nature. The narrator in this poem, the brook, is personified. The brook shows persistence by continuing to flow, no matter what obstacles get in its way. The repeated lines, “For men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever,” showcase that. Famous poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) was named Poet Laureate in Great Britain and Ireland.

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I was read poetry to my mother born 1929 in faraway Colombo, Sri Lanka. She loved this poem, and I remember her animated voice bringing the words hidden in the babbling brook to life and the...

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