Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLEVEDON VERSES: 1. HALLAM'S CHURCH, by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN Poet's Biography First Line: Grassy field, the lambs, the nibbling sheep Last Line: And spreads itself, and moans upon the roof. Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, T. E. Subject(s): Churches; Clevedon, Great Britain; Hallam, Arthur Henry (1811-1833); Cathedrals | ||||||||
A GRASSY field, the lambs, the nibbling sheep, A blackbird and a thorn, the April smile Of brooding peace, the gentle airs that wile The Channel of its moodiness, a steep That brinks the flood, a little gate to keep The sacred ground -- and then that old gray pile, A simple church wherein there is no guile Of ornament; and here the Hallams sleep. Blest mourner, in whose soul the grief grew song, Not now, methinks, awakes the slumbering pain, While Joy, with busy fingers, weaves the woof Of Spring. But when the Winter nights are long, Thy spirit comes with sobbing of the rain, And spreads itself, and moans upon the roof. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA A SERMON AT CLEVEDON; GOOD FRIDAY by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |
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