Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOSTALGIA, by HARRIET GARRETT First Line: Sometimes a lilac tree in bloom Last Line: In silence, weeping! Subject(s): Nostalgia | ||||||||
Sometimes a lilac tree in bloom Brings memories winging; Or maybe youth and love come back With blackbirds' singing! Again a fragrance in the air Some April morning Calls back the springs of long ago, -- My thoughts adorning! Sometimes a cricket's chirp at dusk Sets pulses racing With childhood's love of life and joy, -- My spirits bracing! Or maybe through the silent night An owl's shrill crying Recalls the old and youthful fear Of death and dying! Sometimes a likeness I may see Awakens yearning! Perhaps a voice I chance to hear, Means more heartburning! Last night I wished that yesteryear Were ever sleeping; Today I clasp it to my breast -- In silence, weeping! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BELL FROM EUROPE by WELDON KEES THE STONE TABLE by GALWAY KINNELL LETTER TO MAXINE SULLIVAN by HAYDEN CARRUTH HANGING THE BLUE NUNS; FOR WARREN CARRIER by MADELINE DEFREES OF POLITICS, & ART by NORMAN DUBIE MY SISTER LIKED THE POSTCARD OF SNOW by ANSELM HOLLO THE PLAYER PIANO by RANDALL JARRELL O, YE OF LITTLE FAITH by HARRIET GARRETT |
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