Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DAUGHTER RETURNS, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I like not that dainty-cut raiment, those earrings of pearl Last Line: Then, then shall I think, think of thee! Subject(s): Daughters; Homecoming | ||||||||
I like not that dainty-cut raiment, those earrings of pearl, I like not the light in that eye; I like not the note of that voice. Never so was the girl Who a year ago bade me good-bye! Hadst but come bare and moneyless, worn in the vamp, weather-gray, But innocent still as before, How warmly I'd lodged thee! But sport thy new gains far away; I pray thee now -- come here no more! And yet I'll not try to blot out every memory of thee; I'll think of thee -- yes, now and then: One who's watched thee since Time called thee out o' thy mother and me Must think of thee; aye, I know when! . . . When the cold sneer of dawn follows night-shadows black as a hearse, And the rain filters down the fruit tree, And the tempest mouths into the flue-top a word like a curse, Then, then shall I think, think of thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMING HOME AT TWILIGHT IN LATE SUMMER by JANE KENYON THE NEGATIVES by PHILIP LEVINE THE WATER'S CHANT by PHILIP LEVINE THE EXILE'S RETURN by ROBERT LOWELL THE RETURN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TAKING THE TRAIN HOME by WILLIAM MATTHEWS I SHALL RETURN by CLAUDE MCKAY AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM' by THOMAS HARDY |
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