Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD NEIGHBOUR AND THE NEW, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Twas to greet the new rector I called here Last Line: Or him who but entered yestreen. | ||||||||
'TWAS to greet the new rector I called here, But in the arm-chair I see My old friend, for long years installed here, Who palely nods to me. The new man explains what he's planning In a smart and cheerful tone, And I listen, the while that I'm scanning The figure behind his own. The newcomer urges things on me; I return a vague smile thereto, The olden face gazing upon me Just as it used to do! And on leaving I scarcely remember Which neighbour to-day I have seen, The one carried out in September, Or him who but entered yestreen. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEN WHO MARCH AWAY' (SONG OF THE SOLDIERS) by THOMAS HARDY A BROKEN APPOINTMENT by THOMAS HARDY A CHRISTMAS GHOST-STORY; CHRISTMAS-EVE 1899 by THOMAS HARDY A THOUGHT IN TWO MOODS by THOMAS HARDY A THUNDERSTORM IN TOWN by THOMAS HARDY A TRAMPWOMAN'S TRAGEDY by THOMAS HARDY A WIFE IN LONDON by THOMAS HARDY ACCORDING TO THE MIGHTY WORKING by THOMAS HARDY |
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