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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FUGITIVE, by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA Poet's Biography First Line: When she returned to the clouded land Last Line: But I came back again... Subject(s): Women | |||
WHEN she returned to the clouded land, She held sweet flowers in her hand; Her eyes were bright With a beaming light That none could understand. Said they: Where, sister, hast thou been? What hidden glory hast thou seen? What magic sod Has thy white foot trod; What song-filled groves of green? Said she: I followed across the plain To the gates of Love, to the gates of Pain: By one, by two, All the rest went through: But I came back again... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV A BLESSING FOR THE BLESSED by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA |
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