Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLACKBERRIES, by ALFRED NOYES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Out of the sunny field they passed Last Line: Grew purple at her lips. Subject(s): Blackberries | ||||||||
OUT of the sunny field they passed And sought the leafy shade; A farmer's boy with laughing lips, A barefoot village maid. Her lips were blue with blackberries, Her finger-tips were red; And "What shall take the stain away This day at all?" she said. He's pulled the rose from out his coat, And it was fully blown; He's heard the song the linnet sang, And they were all alone. It was a white rose took the stain From her dainty finger-tips; But, O, it was a redder flower Grew purple at her lips. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BLACKBERRY-PICKING; FOR PHILIP HOBSBAUM by SEAMUS HEANEY BLACKBERRY EATING by GALWAY KINNELL GATHERING BLACKBERRIES by PHOEBE CARY BERRYING by RALPH WALDO EMERSON BLACKBERRIES FOR AMELIA by RICHARD WILBUR A-BLACKBERRIED by NAOMI REYNOLDS THE BLACKBERRY PICKER by CHRISTINE SLOAN THE BLACKBERRY BUSH by JOHN BANISTER TABB MOUNTAIN LAUREL by ALFRED NOYES |
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