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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BINDWEED, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The bindweed roots pierce down Last Line: Brimmed with reflected day. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | |||
The bindweed roots pierce down Deeper than men do lie, Laid in their dark-shut graves Their slumbering kinsmen by. Yet what frail thin-spun flowers She casts into the air, To breathe the sunshine, and To leave her fragrance there. But when the sweet moon comes, Showering her silver down, Half-wreathed in faint sleep, They droop where they have blown. So all the grass is set, Beneath her trembling ray, With buds that have been flowers, Brimmed with reflected day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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