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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 6. RUINS OF PAESTUM, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On lowlands where the temples lie Last Line: The swift brown birds by day. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Paestum, Italy; Ruins | |||
On lowlands where the temples lie The marsh-grass mingles with the flowers, Only the little songs of birds Link the unbroken hours. So in the end, above my heart Once like the city wild and gay, The slow white stars will pass by night, The swift brown birds by day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHERE A ROMAN VILLA STOOD, ABOVE FREIBURG' by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE THE RAVAGED VILLA by HERMAN MELVILLE HYMN AMONG THE RUINS by OCTAVIO PAZ OZYMANDIAS by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ODE TO LUDLOW CASTLE by LUCY AIKEN |
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