MEENANEARY.
And sweeter than all waters in all the lands I know, Is the stream by Meenaneary in the county of Mayo.
'Tis there the plunging torrents spread and slacken to a curl, And in below the fern-clad rock the dimpled eddies swirl ; 'Tis there in blue and silver mail the fresh-run salmon lie, While overhead goes dancing the dainty-feathered fly.
Oh, to hear the reel go singing, to feel the rod a-strain ! But still the days are passing, and I'll be back again To brush through dewy heather in the myrtle-scented air, With the freshness of the morning, it is then I will be there.
Here on the gritty pavement I'm pent in London town, But on the smoke-grimed elm trees yon swollen buds are brown— And with the leaf's unfurling I'll say good-bye and go
To airy Meenaneary in the county of Mayo.
STEPHEN GWYNN.
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