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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COCK-CROW, by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Out of the wood of thoughts that grow by night
Last Line: The milkers lace their boots up at the farms.
Alternate Author Name(s): Eastaway, Edward; Thomas, Edward
Subject(s): Dawn; Sunrise
First Line: Out of the wood of thoughts that grow by night
Last Line: The milkers lace their boots up at the farms.
Alternate Author Name(s): Eastaway, Edward; Thomas, Edward
Subject(s): Dawn; Sunrise
Out of the wood of thoughts that grows by night
To be cut down by the sharp axe of light, --
Out of the night, two cocks together crow,
Cleaving the darkness with a silver blow:
And bright before my eyes twin trumpeters stand,
Heralds of splendour, one at either hand,
Each facing each as in a coat of arms: --
The milkers lace their boots up at the farms.
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