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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LYNTON VERSES: 2, by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN Poet's Biography First Line: At malmsmead, by the river side Last Line: And we are left so lonely. Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, T. E. Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Solitude; Songs; Loneliness | |||
At Malmsmead, by the river side I met a little lady, And, as she passed, she sang a song That was not Tate or Brady, Or any song by art contrived Of minstrel or of poet, For baron's hall, or chanter's desk; And yet I seemed to know it. Good sooth! I think the song was mine -- The all unthinking sadness -- She read it from my longing eyes, And gave it back in gladness. And yet it was a challenge too, As plain as she could make it, So petulant, so innocent, And yet I could not take it. A breath, a gleam, and she is gone -- Just half a minute only -- So die the breaths, so fade the gleams, And we are left so lonely. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES A SERMON AT CLEVEDON; GOOD FRIDAY by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |
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