Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DROWNED SPANIEL, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: The day-long bluster of the storm was o'er Last Line: Betwixt the rainbow and the golden sea. Subject(s): Animals; Dogs; Drowning | ||||||||
The day-long bluster of the storm was o'er: The sands were bright; the winds had fallen asleep: And, from the far horizon, o'er the deep The sunset swam unshadow'd to the shore. High up the rainbow had not pass'd away, When roving o'er the shingly beach I found A little waif, a spaniel newly drown'd; The shining waters kiss'd him as he lay. In some kind heart thy gentle memory dwells, I said, and, though thy latest aspect tells Of drowning pains and mortal agony, Thy master's self might weep and smile to see His little dog stretch'd on these rosy shells, Betwixt the rainbow and the golden sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NOT THE CUCKOLD'S DREAM; FOR SAM PEREIRA by NORMAN DUBIE REVELATION 20:11-15 by NORMAN DUBIE THE DUN COW AND THE HAG by NORMAN DUBIE FUGUE FOR A DROWNED GIRL by JAMES GALVIN TO W.P.: 1 by GEORGE SANTAYANA DROWNING ON THE PAMET RIVER by GERALD STERN AGAIN I FIND YOU by RUTH STONE HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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