where fancy led
A COLLECTION OF POEMS
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The Follies of Youth
Love’s stealth caught me by surprise.
Blinded by my lover’s sighs,
I stole from my Arcadian vale,
Where faith, hope, and charity prevail.
High on Wings of Love we sped,
Following where fancy led,
Living on love, frolic, and thrills,
Dreaming of El Dorado’s hills.
We built lofty towers in Spain,
Where love and joy and beauty reign,
Towers that reached the firmament,
Until joy became discontent.
When the embers of our love were dead,
To my Arcadian home I fled,
Where faith, hope, and charity live on,
But the innocence of youth is gone.
How much more will I have to pay
For fiddling precious life away?
I know, from the wisdom granted me,
That charity is not always free.
Did I not stand by my window last night
And see, outside, by the moon’s hazy light,
Folly’s ghosts looming in the air,
And the old piper waiting there?
All my courage I must gather,
Although I would really rather
Relive the follies of my youth
Than face the mirage-lifted truth.
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About the Book
“where fancy led” is a collection of poetry with roots in the rolling hills of West Virginia. It blooms and blossoms from my travels and imagination.
Writing has been a lifelong pursuit and poetry my literary love. I don’t know what you will think or feel as you read; what is important is that you feel! The beauty of poetry is the wide range of emotions one feels while reading a poem.
I have delighted in many moments caught up in wordplay and hope that you share the magical flights with fancy while reading my poems.
About the Author
Jean Boggs Baker majored in education at the University of North Florida. After she had taught kindergarten in Jacksonville, Florida, for five years, she returned home to West Virginia and taught 2nd and 3rd grades at Frametown.
When she retired from teaching, she ventured into poetry writing. Her poem, "Winter," was published on the back cover of Country Woman magazine, Jan/Feb 2007. Two of her poems, "A Set of Blue Willow and "My Uncle Clay," were published in "Now and Then," Volume 18. No. 1, Fall 2007, a quarterly journal of the Clay County (West Virginia) Landmarks Commission and Historical Society.