Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EPITAPH, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Last, stone, a little yet Last Line: Sharing in solitude her dreams with thee. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Beauty; Epitaphs; Transience; Impermanence | ||||||||
Last, Stone, a little yet; And then this dust forget. But thou, fair Rose, bloom on. For she who is gone Was lovely too; nor would she grieve to be Sharing in solitude her dreams with thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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