Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PRISONERS, by SCUDDER MIDDLETON Poet's Biography First Line: She came among us and we lived Last Line: Her heart, that was the swallow. Subject(s): Prisons & Prisoners | ||||||||
She came among us and we lived. As unassuming as the day That seeks no boon or token She came her elemental way And healed us who were broken. The faith that we had put aside In years when we were master men, Returned with her like flowers The knowing spring lures back again, To help the tired hours. So we began to see and know. She brought the light and taught the truth To us poor fools of duty. It was her unimpeded youth That filled our lives with beauty. They saw no change when she had gone. But we, who seemed so very old, Had snapped our chains to follow Her face, that was the rainbow's gold, Her heart, that was the swallow. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SECULAR GAMES by RICHARD HOWARD WHAT DID YOU SEE? by FANNY HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN WORK IN PROGRESS by CHARLES MARTIN |
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