Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONNET TO A PICTURE, by HELEN FIELD WATSON First Line: I do not need this picture on my wall Last Line: And not as mangled by a shrapnel-shell. Subject(s): Friendship; Memory; Portraits | ||||||||
I do not need this picture on my wall To show me how you looked. Your hopeful eyes, Your firm, young lips, your smile, I can recall At any time. My memory of you lies So intermixed with vivid life, tonight, If I were but an artist I could draw A picture of you with each feature quite As true as if you posed, with scarce a flaw. I placed your portrait in this simple frame Because so folks assume we honor friends Who go away. And if I speak your name They will not say, "Where grief grows, reason ends." I would recall your face before you fell, And not as mangled by a shrapnel-shell. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AQUATINT FRAMED IN GOLD by AMY LOWELL PORTRAIT OF X (III) by THOMAS LUX PORTRAIT OF THE GREAT WHITE HUNTER FOXHUNTING IN THE ABSENCE OF BIG... by CLARENCE MAJOR PORTRAIT OF A MAN by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER PORTRAITE DE L'ARTISTE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER FAMILY PORTRAIT by KENNETH PATCHEN FEMALE PORTRAIT, 19TH CENTURY by TOMAS TRANSTROMER A MORNING PRAYER (FOR A TEACHER) by HELEN FIELD WATSON |
|