As the hedges, clipt and even, That parallel the common way -- And upon one side the hedges And upon one side bare trees -- As these hedges bear the dried leaves That have fallen from spent branches, -- Having caught them in mid air -- And hold them yet awhile That they may not be so soon Jostled about and tramped on -- The red, the yellow, the purple -- blues -- So do my words catch and bear Both leaves and flowers that are fallen -- In all places before the feet Of the passing many -- to bear them Yet awhile before they are trodden. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN OLD WOMAN: 1 by EDITH SITWELL SONGS OF TRAVEL: 16 by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ELEGY FOR A DEAD KING by AL-KUTANDI PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 14. AL-MUZAWWIR by EDWIN ARNOLD YELLOW CLOVER by KATHARINE LEE BATES BLACK BUTTE by PAUL SOUTHWORTH BLISS |