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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DESERTED HOUSE, by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE Poet's Biography First Line: There's no smoke in the chimney Last Line: Nor any bird of the air. Alternate Author Name(s): Anodos Subject(s): Houses, Deserted | |||
There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before. No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are grey and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor never tarry there. No beast of the the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEYOND THE HUNTING WOODS by DONALD JUSTICE RUINS UNDER THE STARS by GALWAY KINNELL ABANDONED FARMHOUSE by TED KOOSER NORTH OF ALLIANCE by TED KOOSER BLUE SUNDAY by KENNETH REXROTH THE MIRROR IN THE WOODS by KENNETH REXROTH THE DESERTED HOUSE by ALFRED TENNYSON IN A GARRET by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN WHERE A ROMAN VILLA STOOD, ABOVE FREIBURG' by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE |
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