Poetry Month Day 13 The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

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The Highwayman
BY ALFRED NOYES

PART ONE

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding-
      Riding-riding-
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

He’d a French cocked-hat on his

Comments

[kitasangel]

Nice choice. Loreena McKennett did a wonderful song based on this poem. It's on the Book of Secrets cd. I don't know if you are a fan of hers but I love her stuff.
L

[film102]

I love her work. I'll look for it. Thanks L.

M Lyn