Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE RIDDLE, by THOMAS HARDY


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First Line: Stretching eyes west
Last Line: Does she allow.


I

STRETCHING eyes west
Over the sea,
Wind foul or fair,
Always stood she
Prospect-impressed;
Solely out there
Did her gaze rest,
Never elsewhere
Seemed charm to be.

II

Always eyes east
Ponders she now -
As in devotion -
Hills of blank brow
Where no waves plough.
Never the least
Room for emotion
Drawn from the ocean
Does she allow.





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