Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PEASANT'S APOLOGY, by FORD MADOX FORD Poet's Biography First Line: Down near the earth Last Line: Bitterness and blackness from the earth. Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox Subject(s): Grief; Peasantry; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
DOWN near the earth On the steaming furrows Things are harsh and black enough Dearth there is and lack enough, And immemorial sorrows Stultify sweet mirth Till she borrows Bitterness and blackness from the earth. | 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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