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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE PLACE DE LA BASTILLE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: On a clear day in paris, walking where Last Line: The tragic tumbrils, hark! Go rumbling by! Subject(s): Bastille (paris); Clouds; Paris, France; Prisons & Prisoners; Storms; Convicts | |||
ON a clear day in Paris, walking where A century ago red riot leapt Torrent-like down the streets, I was aware How, far on the horizon rim, there crept Pale, ominous clouds; and listening I heard Dim, unmistakable, a muttered word: The thunder's prelude and the tempest's threat. The hour was bright with sun and jest and song In the blithe Capital, and yet, and yet, The place was Paris and Men's woes are long; Sudden, for me, beneath that tranquil sky, The tragic tumbrils, hark! go rumbling by! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SECULAR GAMES by RICHARD HOWARD WHAT DID YOU SEE? by FANNY HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN WORK IN PROGRESS by CHARLES MARTIN THE SUBCULTURE OF THE WRONGLY ACCUSED by THYLIAS MOSS BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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