Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RETURN OF THE FAIRY: 13. THE LAMENTABLE ABSENCE OF CALLERS, by HUMBERT WOLFE Poet's Biography First Line: Then, as day followed day, / she sat in the hall Last Line: One's self to one's self. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves | ||||||||
THEN, as day followed day, she sat in the hall in case any mortal should happen to call; but nobody came, because no one was able to enter the house with the little white gable. And even the post, and the taxes and rates passed by without trying the little white gates. And, indeed, there were many who, since it was small and beautiful, said it was not there at all. She summoned the butler at last in despair, but all he would do was to leap in the air; while the maid (when at last they had wakened her) said, "Well, what is the matter with staying in bed?" And the cook, who was found eating cheese on the shelf, believed in one's keeping one's self to one's self. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A PROPER NEW BALLAD [ENTITLED THE FAIRIES' FAREWELL] by RICHARD CORBET |
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