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Sunday, August 30, 2015

In the Fields / Charlotte Mew


In the Fields

             Lord when I look at lovely things which pass,
                Under old trees the shadow of young leaves
                Dancing to please the wind along the grass,
Or the gold stillness of the August sun on the August sheaves;
      Can I believe there is a heavenlier world than this?
                                   And if there is
               Will the heart of any everlasting thing
      Bring me these dreams that take my breath away?
They come at evening with the home-flying rooks and the scent of hay,
                     Over the fields. They come in spring.

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Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)

[Poem is in the public domain in Canada and the European Union]

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3 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 4, 2017 at 10:02 AM

    Charlotte Mew should be better known! By me and others. Thanks.

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  2. Alan WJanuary 9, 2020 at 7:25 AM

    I agree. But it would be good to get the text accurate.

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  3. George J. DanceJanuary 9, 2020 at 5:55 PM

    The above text is word-for-word that of her 2008 Selected Poems. Do you have a different version?

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