Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FIELDS, by WITTER BYNNER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUNTING PHEASANTS IN A CORNFIELD by ROBERT BLY THREE KINDS OF PLEASURES by ROBERT BLY QUESTION IN A FIELD by LOUISE BOGAN THE LAST MOWING by ROBERT FROST FIELD AND FOREST by RANDALL JARRELL AN EXPLANATION by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON IN FIELDS OF SUMMER by GALWAY KINNELL A BUFFALO DANCE AT SANTO DOMINGO by WITTER BYNNER |
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