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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 THE YOUNG GRAY HEAD by CAROLINE ANNE BOWLES SOUTHEY BALLADE OF SCHOPENHAUER'S PHILOSOPHY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS ON AN INTAGLIO HEAD OF MINERVA (2) by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH A SWING SONG by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM A COLD TEMPERAMENT by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |
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