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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CAGE (1), by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Why did you flutter in vain hope, poor bird Last Line: Sorrow for where you are, for where you would be. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | |||
Why did you flutter in vain hope, poor bird, Hard-pressed in your small cage of clay? 'Twas but a sweet, false echo that you heard, Caught only a feint of day. Still is the night all dark, a homeless dark. Burn yet the unanswering stars. And silence brings The same sea's desolate surge -- sans bound or mark -- Of all your wanderings. Fret now no more; be still. Those steadfast eyes, Those folded hands, they cannot set you free; Only with beauty wake wild memories -- Sorrow for where you are, for where you would be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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