Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DEAD FRIEND, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poet's Biography First Line: It hardly seems that he is dead Last Line: To fall upon his face. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
IT hardly seems that he is dead, So strange it is that we are here Beneath this great blue shell of sky With apple-bloom and pear: It scarce seems true that we can note The bursting rosebud's edge of flame, Or watch the blackbird's swelling throat While he is but a name. No more the chaffinch at his step Pipes suddenly her shrill surprise, For in an ecstasy of sleep Unconsciously he lies, Not knowing that the sweet brown lark From off her bosom's feathery lace Shakes down the dewdrop in her flight To fall upon his face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND THE COUNTRY FAITH by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE |
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