Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A GARDEN -- ON LEAVING IT, by WILLIAM BARNES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet garden! Peaceful spot! No more in thee Last Line: My love-led soul will wander back to thee. Subject(s): Farewell; Gardens & Gardening; Parting | ||||||||
Sweet garden! peaceful spot! no more in thee Shall I e'er while away the sunny hour. Farewell each blooming shrub, and lofty tree; Farewell the mossy path and nodding flow'r: I shall not hear again from yonder bow'r The song of birds, or humming of the bee, Nor listen to the waterfall, nor see The clouds float on behind the lofty tow'r. No more, at cool-air'd eve, or dewy morn, My gliding scythe shall shear thy mossy green: My busy hands shall never more adorn, My eyes no more may see, this peaceful scene. But still, sweet spot, wherever I may be, My love-led soul will wander back to thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES A WINTER NIGHT by WILLIAM BARNES |
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