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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTERMATH, by VIRGINIA KEATING ORTON
First Line: The purple grapes hang ripe on the wall
Last Line: Seems to grow old and shiver.
Subject(s): Old Age
First Line: The purple grapes hang ripe on the wall
Last Line: Seems to grow old and shiver.
Subject(s): Old Age
The purple grapes hang ripe on the wall
By the well, where we said good bye,
And the trees are gold in the morning sun
Down by the little river.
The laughter of sweethearts comes in to me
Through my open door, with the blue of the sky,
And pulsing life, after pause of war
Rushes along forever ...
Only the waiting heart of me
Seems to grow old and shiver.
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