April - National Poetry Month

[Stinkerbell]

When I was in the 3rd grade, we had to memorize this poem, and to this day I still remember it!

              In Search of El Dorado

                   Gaily bedight,
                   A gallant knight,
               In sunshine and in shadow,
                   Had journeyed long,
                   Singing a song,
               In search of El Dorado.

                   But he grew old-
                   This knight so bold-
               And o'er his heart a shadow
                   Fell as he found
                   No spot of ground
               That looked like El Dorado.

                   And, as his strength
                   Failed him at length,
               He met a pilgrim shadow-
                   "Shadow," said he,
                   "Where can it be-
               This land of El Dorado?"

                   "Over the Mountains
                   Of the Moon,
               Down the Valley of the Shadow,
                   Ride, boldly ride,"
                   The shade replied-
               "If you seek for El Dorado!

And when we started home schooling our kids, this is the poem I had them memorize as well.  While I LOVED learning this poem, they accused me of tormenting them.  LOL  And while I still remember it, I asked them if they recall the El Dorado poem and they said "what?"  LOL

Just felt like sharing  LOL