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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRESCIENCE, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The new moon hung in the sky Last Line: And a sorrow that was to be! Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
THE new moon hung in the sky, The sun was low in the west, And my betrothed and I In the churchyard paused to rest -- Happy maiden and lover, Dreaming the old dream over: The light winds wandered by, And robins chirped from the nest. And, lo! in the meadow-sweet Was the grave of a little child, With a crumbling stone at the feet, And the ivy running wild -- Tangled ivy and clover Folding it over and over: Close to my sweetheart's feet Was the little mound up-piled. Stricken with nameless fears, She shrank and clung to me, And her eyes were filled with tears For a sorrow I did not see: Lightly the winds were blowing, Softly her tears were flowing -- Tears for the unknown years And a sorrow that was to be! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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