Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE THING UNPLANNED, by THOMAS HARDY


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First Line: The white winter sun struck its stroke on the bridge
Last Line: Of the thing that I did -- the thing better!


THE white winter sun struck its stroke on the bridge,
The meadow-rills rippled and gleamed
As I left the thatched post-office, just by the ridge,
And dropped in my pocket her long tender letter,
With: "This must be snapped! it is more than it seemed;
And now is the opportune time!"

But against what I willed worked the surging sublime
Of the thing that I did -- the thing better!





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