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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FACADE: 17. DARK SONG, by EDITH SITWELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The fire was furry as a bear
Last Line: Grumbled too!
Subject(s): Animals
First Line: The fire was furry as a bear
Last Line: Grumbled too!
Subject(s): Animals
The fire was furry as a bear
And the flames purr . . .
The brown bear rambles in his chain
Captive to cruel men
Through the dark and hairy wood.
The maid sighed, 'All my blood
Is animal. They thought I sat
Like a household cat;
But through the dark woods rambled I . . .
Oh, if my blood would die!'
The fire had a bear's fur;
It heard and knew . . .
The dark earth furry as a bear,
Grumbled too!
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