Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POPPIES IN OUR WHEAT, by EDITH MATILDA THOMAS Poet's Biography First Line: Let no blame upon us fall Last Line: Poppies grew amidst our wheat. Subject(s): Poppies; Wheat | ||||||||
LET no blame upon us fall, Thrifty ones of cot and hall, That, while ye take care to hoard Corn and wine for winter's board, We beside the hedgerow lie, Heedless how bright hours go by. Wonder not we dread no want, When the year is bare and gaunt: Idle bread we have to eat, -- Poppies grew amidst our wheat. Blame not us, ye revelers blithe, Who have lodged the rake and scythe, And with fan and flail no more Tread the granary's breezy floor: Though, with humming wire and flute, The boon Season well ye suit, Call us not by word or glance; We will neither feast nor dance. Blame not us that sleep is sweet, -- Poppies grew amidst our wheat. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A THRESHER OF WHEAT TO THE WYNDES by JOACHIM DU BELLAY WHEAT by FRANCIS ALEXANDER DEWSON KANSAS (2) by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP SONG OF THE WHEAT by ANDREW BARTON PATERSON IN A WHEAT FIELD by CHARLES DAVIS PLATT |
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