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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN OUR SQUARE, by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poet's Biography First Line: Last night again we saw him there Last Line: This summer weather. Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs. | |||
LAST night again we saw him there Beneath the plane-tree in the Square, Our student neighbour. He watches every evening now Our garden tennis, and somehow It seemed a labour The running round, and futile stretching At random balls while he was sketching That foolish Polly Who quietly stood, with arm up-raised, The while her junior partner praised Her style of volley. I passed so near him, as we played, He looked so peaceful in the shade, Amid our bustle. He draws and sketches all the day, And studies through the night, they say, Some bone or muscle. And is this why his cheek is pale, And why he looks so thin and frail, And is such labour The reason that his coat is bare, And worn, and marks him everywhere -- Our student neighbour? I know that I shall almost cry, To-morrow when we pass him by, All bound to-gether For Cornish seas, while he -- but there Miss Polly's always in the Square This summer weather. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BALLAD OF VICTORY by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A BRIDE by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A CONCERT by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A DREAM OF 'DREAMS' by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A MODEL by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A MODERN POLYPHEME by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A NOVEMBER ROSE by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A NOVICE by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A PORTRAIT by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD A PRAYER by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD |
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