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A Short Walk for Longfellow

A Short Walk for Longfellow. Walking in Portland. A Short Walk For Longfellow. It was February Two thousand ten I went to a place I had never been. A little city By the sea To visit my daughter Anna Leigh. As I walked the sidewalk Paved in stone, I found him sitting All alone.

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A Short Walk for Longfellow

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  1. A Short Walk for Longfellow Walking in Portland

  2. A Short Walk For Longfellow It was February Two thousand ten I went to a place I had never been. A little city By the sea To visit my daughter Anna Leigh.

  3. As I walked the sidewalk Paved in stone, I found him sitting All alone. Who was this man In the round about? It’s Henry Longfellow, I began shout!

  4. Past the statue I continued to stroll More Longfellow I would come to know. A pig in the window With a golden sheen A restaurant named Evangeline.

  5. Henry Longfellow Left his mark In buildings, on streets And even a park. Words and rhymes And metaphors Longfellow Books The name of a store.

  6. The people of Portland love their poet The Historical Society Was built to show it. The house with a garden And artifacts A view of the parlor Where Henry relaxed.

  7. Longfellow spoke of The patter of feet and Of the voices so Soft and sweet. It was within the walls of This stately house That Longfellow lost His beloved spouse. They say it was hot wax Or a match that fell On her gauzy dress Creating Longfellow hell.

  8. My mother had taught meAbout the girl,You know the oneWith the little curl?Or “Listen childrenAnd you will hear,”Those words he wroteFor Paul Revere. But darkness loomed And lonely was he He couldn’t find words Without Fanny.

  9. I hope one day To walk again Along the streets Where Longfellows been. To visit more lighthouses That lit the way And eat more lobster By the bay. This little city By the sea Is way more charming than I thought it would be!

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