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another one from noyes, but completely different in theme. in spite of that, the style remains the same - his words draw up a crystal clear picture of the events he describes. and this time, i also have some info about noyes as a poet.

alfred noyes [1880 -1958] was an english poet. his father, a grocer and a teacher, taught noyes latin and greek. noyes attended exeter college, oxford, but left before he earned a degree. at the age of twenty-one he published his first collection of poems, the loom years (1902). in 1922 he began an epic called the torch bearers, which was published in three volumes (watchers of the sky, 1922; the book of earth, 1925; and the last voyage, 1930). the book arose out of his visit to a telescope located at mount wilson, california and attempted to reconcile his views of science with religion. his wife died in 1926 and noyes turned increasingly to catholicism and religious themes in his later books, particularly the unknown god (1934) and if judgment comes (1941). during the world war ii, noyes lived in canada and america and was a strong advocate of the allied effort. in 1949, he returned to britain. as a result of increasing blindness, noyes dictated all of his subsequent work. [information courtesy : wikipedia.com]

Daddy Fell into the Pond - a poem

Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.
We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
We were nearing the end of a dismal day,
And then there seemed to be nothing beyond,
Then
Daddy fell into the pond!
And everyone's face grew merry and bright,
And Timothy danced for sheer delight.
"Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!
He's crawling out of the duckweed!" Click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee,
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Oh, there wasn't a thing that didn't respond
When
Daddy Fell into the pond!

-Alfred Noyes