Wedlock by Benjamin Franklin Wedlock, as old men note, hath likened being, Unto a public crowd or common rout; Where those that are without would fain get in, And those that are within would fain get out. Grief often treads…
Category: Poem Analysis
To My Dear and Loving Husband
Welcome, dear readers, to a journey into the heart of one of America’s earliest and most profound expressions of love. Today, we unravel the beauty and power of Anne Bradstreet’s timeless poem, “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” Prepare to…
Ode to a Nightingale
Welcome, dear readers, to an enchanting journey into one of the most beloved and profound poems in the English language. Today, we shall unravel the beauty and complexity of John Keats’s magnificent “Ode to a Nightingale”. Prepare to be captivated…
My Last Duchess
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning That’s my last Duchess, I will show you. The portrait that I gave you was a thing of beauty, but she had a joy in her look that was too much for me. I…
The Lady of Shalott
On either side the river lies Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothed the world and met the sky; Through the field the road runs by To many‑towered Camelot; And up and down the people go, Gazing where…
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Welcome, poetry explorers, to a journey into one of English literature’s most enchanting invitations: Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”. This timeless poem has captivated hearts and minds for centuries, painting a picture of an idealized world where…
Remembrance
Remembrance by Emily Brontë Cold in the earth—and the deep snow piled above thee, Far, far removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgotten, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last by Time’s all severing wave? Now,…
Retrospect
Retrospect by Rupert Brooke In your arms was still delight, Quiet as a street at night; And thoughts of you, I do remember, Were green leaves in a darkened chamber, Were dark clouds in a moonless sky. Love, in you,…
Last Call
Last Call by Randall Mann A giant bird- of-paradise has climbed the bar: in this paradise there are no flowers, no flowers at all. When Happy Hour becomes Last Call— Adam in drag our royalty— we buy her gin for…
The Root
The Root by Helen Hoyt Love faded in my heart I thought it was dead Now new flowers start Fresh leaves outspread Why do these flowers upstart? And again the leaves spread? Oh, when will it be dead? This root…
Beauty
Beauty by John Masefield I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain: I have seen the lady April bringing in the daffodils, Bringing the springing grass and…
Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said, “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert near them on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of…
O Nightingale
O Nightingale, that on yon bloomy Spray Warbl’st at eeve, when all the Woods are still, Thou with fresh hope the Lover’s heart dost fill, While the jolly hours lead on propitious May, Thy liquid notes that close the eye…
Annabel Lee
It was many, many years ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the…
I Love You
I Love You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox I love your lips when they’re wet with wine And red with a wild desire; I love your eyes when the lovelight lies Lit with a passionate fire. I love your arms when…