Mythology & Folklore

The Satyr

by Oliver Herford 1863–1935

From The Mythological Zoo (1912)

Mythology & Folklore

The Satyr lived in times remote,
A shape half-human and half-goat,
Who, having all Man's faults combined
With a Goat's nature unrefined,
Was not what you would call a bright
Example or a shining light.
Far be it from me to condone
The Satyr's sins, yet I must own
I like to think there were a few
Young Satyrs who to Heaven flew,
And when Saint Peter, thunder browed,
Seeing them, cried, "No goats allowed!"
Although the gate slammed quickly to,
Somehow their human halves got through;
Whereat the kindly saint relented,
And that's how Cherubs were invented.

MLA

Herford, Oliver. “The Satyr.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/135/.

Chicago

Herford, Oliver. “The Satyr.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/135/.

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