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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOLUS, by ADA HASTINGS HEDGES
First Line: His dog's sharp, sudden bark upon the stillness
Last Line: That he is dead -- that he is dead!
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: His dog's sharp, sudden bark upon the stillness
Last Line: That he is dead -- that he is dead!
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
His dog's sharp, sudden bark upon the stillness
Will send me to the door with flying feet,
In that unguarded moment quite forgetting --
So wonted was this habit, and so sweet --
The empty vista through the swaying lilacs,
And out beyond, the quiet village street.
Returning slowly to some threadbare duty,
Grown duller since the need for it has fled,
I ask how many journeys will betray me
Before I shall have learned the pause instead,
And make my foolish, dreaming heart remember
That he is dead -- that he is dead!
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