Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE QUIET ENEMY, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hearken! - now the hermit bee Last Line: Hold ajar the wicket gate. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
Hearken! -- now the hermit bee Drones a quiet threnody; Greening on the stagnant pool The criss-cross light slants silken-cool; In the venomed yew tree wings Preen and flit. The linnet sings. Gradually the brave sun Droops to a day's journey done; In the marshy flats abide Mists to muffle midnight-tide. Puffed within the belfry tower Hungry owls drowse out their hour. . . . Walk in beauty. Vaunt thy rose. Flaunt thy transient loveliness. Pace for pace with thee there goes A shape that hath not come to bless. I thine enemy?. . . Nay, nay. I can only watch and wait Patient treacherous time away, Hold ajar the wicket gate. | 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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