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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD HOUSE, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A very, very old house I know
Last Line: Into that very old house I know.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: A very, very old house I know
Last Line: Into that very old house I know.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
A very, very old house I know --
And ever so many people go,
Past the small lodge, forlorn and still,
Under the heavy branches, till
Comes the blank wall, and there's the door.
Go in they do; come out no more.
No voice says aught; no spark of light
Across that threshold cheers the sight;
Only the evening star on high
Less lonely makes a lonely sky,
As, one by one, the people go
Into that very old house I know.
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