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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEWILDERMENT, by VERNE TAYLOR BENEDICT First Line: Often we wondered - over and over Last Line: Was a stretch of sky where stars came through. | |||
Often we wondered -- over and over -- Why she followed an errant rover. She who loved most a quiet room, The touch of silk, a rose in bloom, She who wanted beyond all things A sun-warmed garden, bruised her wings Trying to follow a wild bird's tune June to November -- back to June. And all the roof she ever knew Was a stretch of sky where stars came through. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WIND IN THE WILLOWS by VERNE TAYLOR BENEDICT THE REWARD by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE CRANES OF IBYCUS by EMMA LAZARUS THE SONG OF THE DIAL by PETER AIREY SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 26. BEYOND by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A HIGHLAND VILLAGE by MATHILDE BLIND A DIGIT OF THE MOON by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT AFTER THE GALE by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE POET'S VOW by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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