I was a shepherd to fools Causelessly bold or afraid. They would not abide by my rules. Yet they escaped. For I stayed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VISIONS: 5 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) MAPLE AND SUMACH by CECIL DAY LEWIS GEORGE WASHINGTON by JOHN HALL INGHAM WHEN DEATH HAS LOST THE KEY by KENNETH SLADE ALLING SONNET TO BRITAIN by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN IN THE WHITE LAND by KONSTANTIN DMITRIYEVICH BALMONT THINK-ABOUTS by DAISY MAUD BELLIS A FAVOURITE SCENE; RECALLED ON LOOKING AT BIRKET FOSTER'S LANDSCAPE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |