Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PEACE, by ALFRED NOYES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Give me the pulse of the tide again Last Line: And a broken soul to save. Subject(s): Eyes; Hearts; Love; Peace; Singing & Singers; Soul | ||||||||
GIVE me the pulse of the tide again And the slow lapse of the leaves, The rustling gold of a field of grain And a bird in the nested eaves; And a fishing-smack in the old harbour Where all was happy and young; And an echo or two of the songs I knew When songs could still be sung. For I would empty my heart of all This world's implacable roar, And I would turn to my home, and fall Asleep in my home once more; And I would forget what the cities say, And the folly of all the wise, And turn to my own true folk this day, And the love in their constant eyes. There is peace, peace, where the sea-birds wheel, And peace in the breaking wave; And I have a broken heart to heal, And a broken soul to save. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON MOUNTAIN LAUREL by ALFRED NOYES |
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