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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OUR HEDGES, by WILLIAM BARNES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Aye, which way ran the boughy hedge Last Line: All green with summer boughs. Subject(s): Hedges; Home; Memory | |||
Aye, which way ran the boughy hedge, Or north and south, or east and west, Along the homeground's flow'ry edge With many a song bird's round-rimm'd nest? From east to west, in wind that play'd On one side sunn'd, on one in shade, In shade of summer boughs. Ah! which way ran the flow'ry hedge, Or north and south, or east and west, Where we in hayfield on the ledge So often sat for nunch or rest? From north to south, with one side bright Till noon, and one from noon to night, All bright with summer boughs. To what blue quarter of the sky Ran that which we, at times on times, On Sundays stepp'd so lightly by Towards the church's loud'ning chimes? Along its side our path led forth To church uphill, to south from north, From north by summer boughs. And down from church are hedges two That, side by side, south eastward wend And skirt the lane that I went through To see safe home a sweet young friend. Two happy souls were we between The hedges two in flow'ry green, All green with summer boughs. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND THE SAME QUESTION by JOHN HOLLANDER FORGET HOW TO REMEMBER HOW TO FORGET by JOHN HOLLANDER ON THAT SIDE by LAWRENCE JOSEPH MEMORY OF A PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE BEYOND THE HUNTING WOODS by DONALD JUSTICE A WINTER NIGHT by WILLIAM BARNES |
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