Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WIFE TO HUSBAND, by FORD MADOX FORD Poet's Biography First Line: If I went past you down this hill Last Line: And nought had passed of all that was of yore? Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
IF I went past you down this hill And you had never seen my face before, Would all your being feel the sudden thrill You said it felt, once more? If I went past you through this shaw, Would be all a-quiver at the brush Of my trailed garments; would the sudden hush You said the black-birds' voices had in awe Of my first coming, fall upon the place Once more, if you had never seen my face Nor ever heard my passing by before, And nought had passed of all that was of yore? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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