Poem-A-Day: The High-School Lawn by Thomas Hardy

The High-School Lawn by Thomas Hardy   Gray prinked with rose, White tipped with blue, Shoes with gay hose, Sleeves of chrome hue; Fluffed frills of white, Dark bordered light; Such shimmerings through Trees of emerald green are eyed This afternoon, from the road outside. They whirl around:  Many laughters run  With a cascade's sound; Then a mere one. A bell: they flee:  Silence then: -- So it will be  Some day again  With them, -- with me.         Today's poem is in the public domain.     Poetry by Hardy     The Complete Poems (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002)           Poem-A-Day Launched in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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 2, 2013 Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840, in Stinsford, a village on the southern coast of England. Though perhaps best known for his many novels, Hardy abandoned fiction after receiving an increasingly negative reception from critics of the time and turned entirely to poetry. He died in 1928. Related Poems Theme for English B by Langston Hughes Gradeschool's Large Windows by Thomas Lux First Gestures by Julia Spicher Kasdorf 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.

Forward this email This email was sent to prentice654.allsms@blogger.com by poetnews@poets.org |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Academy of American Poets | 75 Maiden Lane | Suite 901 | New York | NY | 10038