Poem-A-Day: Flush or Faunus by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Flush or Faunus by Elizabeth Barrett Browning      You see this dog. It was but yesterday I mused, forgetful of his presence here, Till thought on thought drew downward tear on tear; When from the pillow, where wet-cheeked I lay, A head as hairy as Faunus, thrust its way Right sudden against my face,--two golden-clear Large eyes astonished mine,--a drooping ear Did flap me on either cheek, to dry the spray! I started first, as some Arcadian Amazed by goatly god in twilight grove: But as my bearded vision closelier ran My tears off, I knew Flush, and rose above Surprise and sadness; thanking the true Pan, Who, by low creatures, leads to heights of love.       Today's poem is in the public domain.   About This Poem Flush was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved cocker spaniel. In 1933, Virginia Woolf published Flush: A Biography, a full-length book telling the story of Barrett Browning's life through Flush's eyes. Work by Barrett Browning Aurora Leigh (Oxford University Press, 2008)         Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day Archive.  June 23, 2013 Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born on March 6, 1806, at Coxhoe Hall in Durham, England. She was already prominent in the world of Victorian letters when she married fellow poet Robert Browning in 1846. Barrett Browning died in 1861. Related Poems Jubilate Agno, Fragment B, [For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry.] by Christopher Smart Psalm by George Oppen Goldfish Are Ordinary by Stacie Cassarino   Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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