Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE GHOST, by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS First Line: Broad, high yew hedges flank the flowers, and border Last Line: In junes of old! Subject(s): Ghosts; Legends; Supernatural | ||||||||
BROAD, high yew hedges flank the flowers, and border An old, smooth lawn where, fashioned grimly stiff, Two knightsin close-clipped boxkeep ancient order, O'er shaven dragon, hound and hippogriff; And there, When the June air At dusk is cool and fair, And the great roses strengthen on their stalks, Down the long path, beset With heaven-scented, haunting mignonette, The gardeners say, A little grey Ghost-lady walks! I haven't seen her, haven't heard her legend, Pale little shade, only the rumour tells That 'tis her wont to wander to the hedge-end, And vanish near the Canterbury Bells; And so I do not know What sends her to and fro Murder, may be, or broken heart, or gold. I like to fancy most That she is just some little lady's ghost Who loved her flowers And quiet hours In Junes of old! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE EVENINGS by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE MOTHS: 1. CIRCA 1582 by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS IN ENGLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GHOST OF DEACON BROWN by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON EN PASSANT by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON A BLACK-LETTER STORY-BOOK by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS |
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