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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOOKWORM, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I'm tired - oh, tired of books,' said jack
Last Line: I'm tired of books,' said jack.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: I'm tired - oh, tired of books,' said jack
Last Line: I'm tired of books,' said jack.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
'I'm tired -- oh, tired of books,' said Jack,
'I long for meadows green,
And woods where shadowy violets
Nod their cool leaves between;
I long to see the ploughman stride
His darkening acres o'er,
To hear the hoarse sea-waters drive
Their billows 'gainst the shore;
I long to watch the sea-mew wheel
Back to her rock-perched mate;
Or, where the breathing cows are housed,
Lean, dreaming, at the gate.
Something has gone, and ink and print
Will never bring it back;
I long for the green fields again,
I'm tired of books,' said Jack.
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