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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LUCY (2), by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She dwelt among the untrodden ways Last Line: The difference to me! Variant Title(s): "the Lost Love;when Lucy Ceased To Be;song;""she Dwelt Among The Untrodden Ways""; Subject(s): Death; Grief; Loss; Love; Mourning; Dead, The; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement | |||
SHE dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! -- Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUNGERFIELD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN HECUBA MOURNS by MARILYN NELSON THERE IS NO GOD BUT by AGHA SHAHID ALI IF I COULD MOURN LIKE A MOURNING DOVE by FRANK BIDART A JEWISH FAMILY; IN A SMALL VALLEY OPPOSITE ST. GOAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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