Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FIELDS, by WITTER BYNNER



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First Line: Though wisdom underfoot
Last Line: Small as forget-me-nots.
Alternate Author Name(s): Morgan, Emanuel
Subject(s): Fields; Pastures; Meadows; Leas


Though wisdom underfoot
Dies in the bloody fields,
Slowly the endless root
Gathers again and yields.

In fields where hate has hurled
Its force, where folly rots,
Wisdom shall be unfurled
Small as forget-me-nots.








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