Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SLEEPER OF THE VALLEY, by ARTHUR RIMBAUD Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There's a green hollow where a river sings Last Line: Tranquil -- with two red holes in his right side. Subject(s): Nature; Soldiers | ||||||||
There's a green hollow where a river sings Silvering the torn grass in its glittering flight, And where the sun from the proud mountain flings Fire -- and the little valley brims with light. A soldier young, with open mouth, bare head, Sleeps with his neck in dewy water cress, Under the sky and on the grass his bed, Pale in the deep green and the light's excess. He sleeps amid the iris and his smile Is like a sick child's slumbering for a while. Nature, in thy warm lap his chilled limbs hide! The perfume does not thrill him from his rest. He sleeps in sunshine, hand upon his breast, Tranquil -- with two red holes in his right side. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL ARMIES ARE THE SAME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY ABSENT WITH OFFICIAL LEAVE by RANDALL JARRELL PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON OPERATION MEMORY by DAVID LEHMAN A SEASON IN HELL, SELECTION by ARTHUR RIMBAUD |
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