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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN SNOW, by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: O english mother, in the ruddy glow Last Line: Shot by the stranger on his native hills. Alternate Author Name(s): Pollex, D.; Walker, Patricius Subject(s): Mothers; Snow | |||
O English mother, in the ruddy glow Hugging your baby closer when outside You see the silent, soft, and cruel snow Falling again, and think what ills betide Unshelter'd creatures, -- your sad thoughts may go Where War and Winter now, two spectre-wolves, Hunt in the freezing vapour that involves Those Asian peaks of ice and gulfs below. Does this young Soldier heed the snow that fills His mouth and open eyes? or mind, in truth, To-night, his mother's parting syllables? Ha! is't red coat? -- Merely blood. Keep ruth For others; this is but an Afghan youth Shot by the stranger on his native hills. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRIGHT SUN AFTER HEAVY SNOW by JANE KENYON SNOW FALLING THROUGH FOG by WILLIAM MATTHEWS THE SNOW FAIRY by CLAUDE MCKAY NOT ONLY ESKIMOS by LISEL MUELLER |
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