Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AND AFTER ALL, by HALLE W. WARLOW First Line: As, after frost, men rake the darkening mold Last Line: Spring knew the lips of april -- love once spoke! Subject(s): Letters; Spring | ||||||||
As, after frost, men rake the darkening mold And burn in piles the leaves that lately wore Green summer's jade and fall's Etruscan gold -- Now whitening ashes on an earthen floor -- So do we burn our letters, sheaves that hold Dreams of a whole life's visioning, now no more Than empty shells or vacant rooms all cold, Their creaking hinges rusting from each door. What if the spectrum flame of lavish days Has turned to tender browns and quiet grays, What if the song of life and love's refrain Has lost its lilt in struggle with life's pain, What if both leaves and letters drift in smoke -- Spring knew the lips of April -- Love once spoke! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD THE MOCKING BIRD by SIDNEY LANIER |
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