Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIN SCHLEPPNER, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gaunt, my hope, horse-wise Last Line: Sees! Subject(s): Hope | ||||||||
Gaunt, my hope, horse-wise He goes with wide, half-glazed eyes That neither blink, turn aside nor blaze, Fixed as we plough the cold haze. Round me the ruinous light Smothers out sight, Surges billowing up, parts -- ! To come rolling in again -- starts The wheel once more, a renewed weight. But he -- high, slow, heavy of gait Sees! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES HIGH HOPES by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A CELEBRATION by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS |
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