Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CATECHISM, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hast thou then nought wiser to bring Last Line: With a dream.' Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
'Hast thou then nought wiser to bring Than worn-out songs of moon and of rose?' 'Cracked my voice, and broken my wing, God knows.' 'Tell'st thou no truth of the life that is; Seek'st thou from heaven no pitying sign?' 'Ask thine own heart these mysteries, Not mine.' 'Where then the faith thou hast brought to seed? Where the sure hope thy soul would feign?' 'Never ebbed sweetness -- even out of a weed -- In vain.' 'Fool. The night comes. . . . 'Tis late. Arise. Cold lap the waters of Jordan stream.' 'Deep be their flood, and tranquil thine eyes With a dream.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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