Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WELSH SEA, by JAMES ELROY FLECKER Poet's Biography First Line: Far out across carnarvon bay Last Line: And call across the years. Subject(s): Sea; Wales; Ocean; Welshmen; Welshwomen | ||||||||
Far out across Carnarvon bay, Beneath the evening waves, The ancient dead begin their day And stream among the graves. Listen, for they of ghostly speech, Who died when Christ was born, May dance upon the yellow beach That once was yellow corn. And you may learn of Dyfed's reign, And dream Nemedian tales Of Kings who sailed in ships from Spain And lent their swords to Wales. Listen, for like a slow, green snake The Ocean twists and stirs, And whispers how the dead men wake And call across the years. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ANTICHRIST, OR THE REUNION OF CHRISTENDOM; AN ODE by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON WALES VISITATION by ALLEN GINSBERG WELSH INCIDENT by ROBERT RANKE GRAVES THE BARD; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY THE TRIUMPHS OF OWEN: A FRAGMENT by THOMAS GRAY WELSH LANDSCAPE by RONALD STUART THOMAS SANTORIN (A LEGEND OF THE AEGEAN) by JAMES ELROY FLECKER |
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