Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT THE FRONT, by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Far-off the lily-statues stand white-ranked in the garden Last Line: With me, both in one hurt. Alternate Author Name(s): Lawrence, D. H. Variant Title(s): Heimweh Subject(s): Home | ||||||||
FAR-OFF the lily-statues stand white-ranked in the garden at home. Would God they were shattered quickly, the cattle would tread them out in the loam. I wish the elder trees in flower could suddenly heave, and burst The walls of the house, and nettles puff out from the hearth at which I was nursed. It stands so still in the hush composed of trees and inviolate peace, The home of my fathers, the place that is mine, my fate and my old increase. And now that the skies are falling, the world is spouting in fountains of dirt, I would give my soul for the homestead to fall with me, go with me, both in one hurt. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EL FLORIDA ROOM by RICHARD BLANCO DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN TO THIS HOUSE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UPSTAIRS ROOM by WELDON KEES HOME IS SO SAD by PHILIP LARKIN DUTCH INTERIOR by DAVID LEHMAN A BABY ASLEEP AFTER PAIN by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE |
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