Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHADWELL STAIR, by WILFRED OWEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I am the ghost of shadwell stair Last Line: I wish another ghost am lain. Subject(s): Death; Ghosts; Rivers; Supernatural; Dead, The | ||||||||
I am the ghost of Shadwell Stair. Along the wharves by the water-house, And through the dripping slaughter-house, I am the shadow that walks there. Yes I have flesh both firm and cool, And eyes tumultuous as gems Of moons and lamps in the lapping Thames When dusk sails wavering down the pool. Shuddering the purple streets are burns Where I watch always; from the banks Dolorously the shipping clanks, And after me a strange tide turns. I walk till the stars of London wane And dawn creeps up the Shadwell Stair. But when the crowing syrens blare I wish another ghost am lain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A TERRE (BEING THE PHILOSOPHY OF MANY SOLDIERS) by WILFRED OWEN |
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