Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD LOVE, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poet's Biography First Line: Out of my door I step into Last Line: In the green wood to walk with her. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Country Life | ||||||||
OUT of my door I step into The country, all her scent and dew, Nor travel there by a hard road, Dusty and far from my abode. The country washes to my door Green miles on miles in soft uproar, The thunder of the woods, and then The backwash of green surf again. Beyond the feverfew and stocks, The guelder-rose and hollyhocks; Outside my trellised porch a tree Of lilac frames a sky for me. A stretch of primrose and pale green To hold the tender Hesper in; Hesper that by the moon makes pale Her silver keel and silver sail. The country silence wraps me quite, Silence and song and pure delight; The country beckons all the day Smiling, and but a step away. This is that country seen across How many a league of love and loss, Prayed for and longed for, and as far As fountains in the desert are. This is that country at my door, Whose fragrant airs run on before, And call me when the first birds stir In the green wood to walk with her. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TARIFF by GEORGE HENRY BOKER A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY by TED KOOSER THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE WIND by TED KOOSER COUNTRYSIDE by JOSEPHINE MILES |
|