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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAPTURED, by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Under an elm tree where the river reaches Last Line: And she was here, her hand shut in his hand. Alternate Author Name(s): Fleming, Archibald | |||
Under an elm tree where the river reaches They watched the evening deepen in the sky, They watched the westward clouds go towering by Through lakes of blue toward those shining beaches, Those far enchanted strands where blowing tides Break into light along the shallow air: They watched how like a tall ship's lantern there Over that stormy surf the faint star rides. Ship of a dream, he thought -- O dreamed-of shore Beyond all oceans and all earthly seas! Now would they never call him any more; Now would they never hurt him with unease. She was that ship, that sea, that siren land, And she was here, her hand shut in his hand. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BACCALAUREATE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH CORPORATE ENTITY by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH TWO POEMS FROM THE WAR: 1 by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH TWO POEMS FROM THE WAR: 2 by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE COLUMNIST by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH ON A TUFT OF GRASS by EMMA LAZARUS CYMON AND IPHIGENIA by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO THE LONELY HOUSE by EMILY DICKINSON |
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