[Fragment 3]
Come, come thou bleak December wind,
And blow the dry leaves from the tree!
Flash, like a Love-thought, thro' me, Death
And take a Life that wearies me.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
from Complete Poetical Works, 1912
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
Samuel Taylor Coleridge biography
John Everett Millais (1829-1896), Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, 1892. Wikimedia Commons
I studied The Rime of the Ancient Mariner using an old world dictionary. I was on the ship sailing with the crew and ancient mariner... the telephone rang! And I damn near jumped out of my skin. Left quite an impression on me this experience. Love Samuel Taylor Coleridges poetry. I wondered why so short, and why fragment 3, it is an unfinished poem, found in his notebook. I did find a fragment 1 and 2, also 4 line stanzas, unfinished too I suspect. 💟💟💟💟💟💟
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