Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OWL (2), by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What if to edge of dream Last Line: To shatter its dream? Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Birds; Owls | ||||||||
What if to edge of dream, When the spirit is come, Shriek the hunting owl, And summon it home -- To the fear-stirred heart And the ancient dread Of man, when cold root or stone Pillowed roofless head? Clangs not at last the hour When roof shelters not; And the ears are deaf, And all fears forgot: Since the spirit too far has fared For summoning scream Of any strange fowl on earth To shatter its dream? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ORATION: HALF-MOON IN VERMONT by NORMAN DUBIE LOVE AMID OWL-CRIES by JANE HIRSHFIELD THE OWL'S BEDTIME STORY by RANDALL JARRELL OWL AGAINST ROBIN by SIDNEY LANIER FACADE: 21. THE OWL by EDITH SITWELL ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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