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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEPTEMBER, 1939, by VERA MARY BRITTAIN Poet's Biography First Line: The purple asters lift their heads Last Line: The aching grief of england's war. Alternate Author Name(s): Catlin, George E. G., Mrs. Subject(s): London; World War Ii; Second World War | |||
The purple asters lift their heads Beneath the azure Autumn skies; Above the sunflower's golden cup Hover the scarlet butterflies. Not in the sandbagged city street Where London's silver guardians soar, But through the cottage garden throbs The aching grief of England's war. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL GREATER GRANDEUR by ROBINSON JEFFERS FAMILY GROUP by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE IN PICTURES by JAMES MCMICHAEL |
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