Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LITTLE GREEN ORCHARD, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Some one is always sitting there Last Line: In the little green orchard. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
Some one is always sitting there, In the little green orchard; Even when the sun is high, In noon's unclouded sky, And faintly droning goes The bee from rose to rose, Some one in shadow is sitting there, In the little green orchard. Yes, and when twilight's falling softly On the little green orchard; When the grey dew distils And every flower-cup fills; When the last blackbird says, 'What -- what!' and goes her way -- ssh! I have heard voices calling softly In the little green orchard. Not that I am afraid of being there, In the little green orchard; Why, when the moon's been bright, Shedding her lonesome light, And moths like ghosties come, And the horned snail leaves home: I've sat there, whispering and listening there, In the little green orchard; Only it's strange to be feeling there, In the little green orchard; Whether you paint or draw, Dig, hammer, chop, or saw; When you are most alone, All but the silence gone. . . Some one is waiting and watching there, In the little green orchard. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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