Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 51. WILLOWWOOD (3), by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O, ye, all ye, that walk in willowwood Last Line: "that willowwood should hold her wandering!" Alternate Author Name(s): Rossetti, Gabriel Charles Dante Subject(s): Love - Loss Of | ||||||||
"O YE, all ye that walk in Willowwood, That walk with hollow faces burning white; What fathom-depth of soul-struck widowhood, What long, what longer hours, one lifelong night, Ere ye again, who so in vain have wooed Your last hope lost, who so in vain invite Your lips to that their unforgotten food, Ere ye, ere ye again shall see the light! Alas! the bitter banks in Willowwood, With tear-spurge wan, with blood-wort burning red: Alas! if ever such a pillow could Steep deep the soul in sleep till she were dead,-- Better all life forget her than this thing, That Willowwood should hold her wandering!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROSE AND MURRAY by CONRAD AIKEN THOUGH WE NO LONGER POSSESS IT by MARK JARMAN THE GLORY OF THE DAY WAS IN HER FACE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LOVE COME AND GONE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 33 by JAMES JOYCE A SCOTCH SONG by JOANNA BAILLIE FOUND' (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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