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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDYLL, by MARION GOBLE First Line: The road was green, the road was lined Last Line: A mouth that's stained with kisses. | |||
I The road was green, the road was lined With greening berry bushes; I put my hand up to my mouth, My mouth was stained with kisses. You leaned above a willowed pool, The willow catkins scudded Between your hands; your hands were wet; You smiled into the water. II The chalk hill leaned against your cheek, We climbed above the roadway; The dry grass hushed about our knees To speed the hidden cricket. The world a stemless crumb of dust Behind us as we mounted -- A hawk was circling on the sea; The world stood out beyond us. III Crush the sickly hyacinths, Behind a stupid shutter, The letters and the ribbons fade And fades the moon that's waning. A charm is left to conjure with -- The sea, the scudding hawk, Green willow, pool, and hill of chalk, A mouth that's stained with kisses. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SEEDLING by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE LACHRYMATORY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER MY ANGUISH by INNOKENTI FYODOROVICH ANNENSKY THE WHITE EAGLE by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE MATRIMONIAL MELODIES: 3. SYSTEM by BERTON BRALEY SONG by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES AN EPITAPH (AFTER THE GREEK EPIGRAMS) by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB |
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