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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ECHO, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Who called?' I said, and the words
Last Line: Wailed to and fro.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Echoes
First Line: Who called?' I said, and the words
Last Line: Wailed to and fro.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Echoes
'Who called?' I said, and the words
Through the whispering glades,
Hither, thither, baffled the birds --
'Who called? Who called?'
The leafy boughs on high
Hissed in the sun;
The dark air carried my cry
Faintingly on:
Eyes in the green, in the shade,
In the motionless brake,
Voices that said what I said,
For mockery's sake:
'Who cares?' I bawled through my tears;
The wind fell low:
In the silence, 'Who cares? Who cares?'
Wailed to and fro.
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