Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FRAGMENT, by FENTON JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: One sunset when the skies were deepest red Last Line: Stooped low and placed it on her bonny head. | ||||||||
One sunset when the skies were deepest red, As if they blushed for all the human sins, I saw her gather daffodils, and sighed, For she was sweeter far than those poor flowers And all the flowers that grace this universe, And in my dream I saw a crown descend From out the firmament and drop to earth. It fell beside a brook whose gleaming drops Shone like the diamonds in the sable night, And I, the humblest in the realm of men, Stooped low and placed it on her bonny head. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT THE SHRINE OF MARY by FENTON JOHNSON AUNT JANE ALLEN by FENTON JOHNSON CHILDREN OF THE SUN by FENTON JOHNSON |
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