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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 2, by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Some things are very dear to me Last Line: Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes. | |||
Some things are very dear to me -- Such things as flowers bathed by rain Or patterns traced upon the sea Or crocuses where snow has lain . . . The iridescence of a gem, The moon's cool opalescent light, Azaleas and the scent of them, And honeysuckles in the night. And many sounds are also dear -- Like winds that sing among the trees Or crickets calling from the weir Or Negroes humming melodies. But dearer far than all surmise Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HERITAGE by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT LINES WRITTEN AT THE GRAVE OF ALEXANDER DUMAS by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT TO A DARK GIRL by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT SONNET: 1 by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT LANDSCAPES (FOR CLEMENT R. WOOD) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER CHARLES AUGUSTUS FORTESCUE by HILAIRE BELLOC THE KING OF DENMARK'S RIDE by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON SONNETS OF MANHOOD: SONNET 24. BALCOMBE FOREST by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) STANZAS, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF A RELATIVE ABROAD by BERNARD BARTON |
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