Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VANISHED COUNTRY, by GRANTLAND RICE First Line: Back in the vanished country Last Line: Down the path of yesterday. Subject(s): Past | ||||||||
(Re-entered at the Request of the Gentleman from Texas) Back in the Vanished Country There's a cabin in the lane, Across the yellow sunshine And the silver of the rain; A cabin, summer-shaded, Where the maples whispered low Dream stories of the southwind That a fellow used to know; And it's queer that, turning gray, Still a fellow looks away To a dream he knows has vanished Down the Path of Yesterday. Back in the Vanished Country There's an old-time swinging gate Through the early dusk of summer Where a girl had come to wait; And her hair was like the sundrift From the heart of summer skies While the blue of God's wide heaven Crowned the splendor of her eyes; And it's queer that, turning gray, Still a fellow looks away To a dream he knows has vanished Down the Path of Yesterday. Back in the Vanished Country There's a dream that used to be, Of Fame within the City And a name beyond the sea; A dream of laurel wreathings That came singing through the night The story of the glory Of the victor in the fight; And it's queer that, worn and gray, Still a fellow looks away To a dream he knows has vanished Down the Path of Yesterday. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FERGUS FALLING by GALWAY KINNELL A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV LAST THINGS by WILLIAM MEREDITH CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS THIS MORNING, GOD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: REV. LEMUEL WILEY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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