Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MELANCHOLY, by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The rain and wind, the rain and wind, raved endlessly Last Line: Rumors of what had touched my friends, my foes, or me. Alternate Author Name(s): Eastaway, Edward; Thomas, Edward Subject(s): Melancholy; Dejection | ||||||||
The rain and wind, the rain and wind, raved endlessly. On me the Summer storm, and fever, and melancholy Wrought magic, so that if I feared the solitude Far more I feared all company: too sharp, too rude, Had been the wisest or the dearest human voice. What I desired I knew not, but whate'er my choice Vain it must be, I knew. Yet naught did my despair But sweeten the strange sweetness, while through the wild air All day long I heard a distant cuckoo calling And, soft as dulcimers, sounds of near water falling, And, softer, and remote as if in history Rumors of what had touched my friends, my foes, or me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLAD OF THE LADIES OF OLDEN TIMES by FRANCOIS VILLON THE FOUR HUMOURS by RAFAEL CAMPO DEJECTION by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT DEJECTION: AN ODE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE MELANCHOLIA by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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