IF I went past you down this hill And you had never seen my face before, Would all your being feel the sudden thrill You said it felt, once more? If I went past you through this shaw, Would be all a-quiver at the brush Of my trailed garments; would the sudden hush You said the black-birds' voices had in awe Of my first coming, fall upon the place Once more, if you had never seen my face Nor ever heard my passing by before, And nought had passed of all that was of yore? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOONRISE by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS ON MAN by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR TO A YOUNG MAN ON THE PLATFORM OF A SUBWAY EXPRESS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A COWBOY ALONE WITH HIS CONSCIENCE by JAMES BARTON ADAMS PROMETHEUS BOUND: THE OVERTHROW OF ZEUS by AESCHYLUS ON MEMORIAL DAY by EMMA BERGSTROM THE WHITE WATCH (OPUS JUVENIS) by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |