Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 6, by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Ah, many a time our memory slips aside Last Line: And crowned our nights with coronals of dreams. Subject(s): Family Life; Games; Memory; Relatives; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements | ||||||||
AH, many a time our memory slips aside And leaves the round of present cares and joys, To live again the time when we were boys; To call our parents back with love and pride; To see again the dear ones who have died; To dream once more amid the household toys, The sports, the jests, the masquerades, the noise, The blaze and sparkle of the wood fireside; The books, the drawings, and the merry press Around the blithe tea-board; the evenings long; Rattling backgammon and still, solemn chess; And best of all when instrument and song Bore us to visionary lands and streams, And crowned our nights with coronals of dreams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLOODY SIRE by ROBINSON JEFFERS GAME AFTER SUPPER by MARGARET ATWOOD DANGEROUS GAMES by CAROLYN KIZER THE GOOD AUTHOR by CAROLYN KIZER BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK by AMY LOWELL THE LOST CHILDREN by GREGORY ORR SNAKE EYES by MINNIE BRUCE PRATT CORRESPONDENCES; HEXAMETERS AND PENTAMETERS by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH |
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