A Wish
Samuel Rogers
1763 to 1855
Drag the words to the correct places to complete the poem. To reset the game, click on the "Reset Game" button located below the poem. This will clear all the words you've placed in the blanks, returning them to the word bank and resetting the poem to its original state with empty blanks.
Mine be a cot beside the hill;
A bee-hive's ______ shall soothe my ear;
A willowy brook, that turns ______ mill,
With many a fall shall linger near.
The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch,
Shall twitter from her clay-built nest;
Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch,
And share ______ meal, a welcome guest.
Around my ivied porch shall ______
Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew;
And Lucy, ______ her wheel, shall sing
In russet-gown and apron blue.
______ village-church, among the trees,
Where first our marriage-vows were given,
With merry peals shall swell the breeze,
And point ______ taper spire to heaven.