Mythology & Folklore
The Shepherd of Nymphs
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Mythology & Folklore
The nymphs a shepherd took
To guard their snowy sheep;
He led them down along the brook,
And guided them with pipe and crook,
Until he fell asleep.
But when the piping stayed,
Across the flowery mead
The milk-white nymphs ran out afraid:
O Thyrsis, wake! Your flock has strayed,--
The nymphs a shepherd need.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Shepherd of Nymphs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/104/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Shepherd of Nymphs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/104/.
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