Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPRING ON THE WOODLAND PATH, by FORD MADOX FORD Poet's Biography First Line: So long a winter such an arctic night Last Line: With the old hearts in this forgotten way? Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox Subject(s): Grief; Love; Relationships; Spring; Winter; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
SO long a winter such an Arctic night! I had forgot that ever spring was bright: But hark! The blackbird's voice like a clear flame! So long a winter, such an age of chill, Made me forget this silver birch clad hill. But see, the newborn sunbeams put to shame Our long dead winter: bracken fronds like flame, Pierce the new morning's saffron-watered light. So long, so long the winter in our hearts, We had forgotten that old grief departs And had forgotten that our hands could meet. So long, so long: Remember our last May When there was sunshine still and every day New swallows skimmed low down along the street. Ay, spring shall come, but shall we ever meet With the old hearts in this forgotten way? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS |
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