Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VOICE OF THE THORN, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When the thorn on the down Last Line: A heart, and by thee.' Subject(s): Love - Loss Of | ||||||||
I WHEN the thorn on the down Quivers naked and cold, And the mid-aged and old Pace the path there to town, In these words dry and drear It seems to them sighing: 'O winter is trying To sojourners here!' II When it stands fully tressed On a hot summer day, And the ewes there astray Find its shade a sweet rest, By the breath of the breeze It inquires of each farer: 'Who would not be sharer Of shadow with these?' III But by day or by night, And in winter or summer, Should I be the comer Along that lone height, In its voicing to me Only one speech is spoken: 'Here once was nigh broken A heart, and by thee.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROSE AND MURRAY by CONRAD AIKEN THOUGH WE NO LONGER POSSESS IT by MARK JARMAN THE GLORY OF THE DAY WAS IN HER FACE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LOVE COME AND GONE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 33 by JAMES JOYCE A SCOTCH SONG by JOANNA BAILLIE AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM' by THOMAS HARDY |
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