Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POND, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: So innocent, so quiet - yet Last Line: Is that dead woman's upturned face. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Drowning; Lakes; Pools; Ponds | ||||||||
So innocent, so quiet -- yet That glitter in the water's eye Has some strange meaning there, I fear; Did waves run wild and butt this bank With their curled horns, when it happened here! Beneath these heart-shaped lily-leaves, In water, lies a broken heart: And one white lily in this place -- In this deep, silent, leaf-bound pond -- Is that dead woman's upturned face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MAN GETS OFF WORK EARLY by THOMAS LUX THE FRIARY AT BLOSSOM, PROLOGUE & INSTRUCTIONS by NORMAN DUBIE SONGS FOR TWO SEASONS: 2. RED POND by CAROL FROST A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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