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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPRING SONG, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I went up the avenue Last Line: "and keep spring away." Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Solitude; Spring; Loneliness | |||
I went up the avenue In the April shine, Many and many a man passed, But not one was mine. I turned to pray in a church And from the tall choir Men's voices were ringing Clear as fire. "Let me go home," I said, "There, all alone I will read a dull book As still as a stone; "Home is the place for me On an April day -- There I can lock the door And keep spring away." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS |
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