English poetry

PoetsBiographiesPoems by ThemesRandom Poem
The Rating of PoetsThe Rating of Poems

Poem by Thomas Hardy


The High-School Lawn


Gray prinked with rose,
White tipped with blue,
Shoes with gay hose,
Sleeves of chrome hue;
Fluffed frills of white,
Dark bordered light;
Such shimmerings through
Trees of emerald green are eyed
This afternoon, from the road outside.

They whirl around:
Many laughters run
With a cascade’s sound;
Then a mere one.

A bell: they flee:
Silence then: –
So it will be
Some day again
With them, – with me.



Thomas Hardy


Thomas Hardy's other poems:
  1. The Supplanter
  2. Afternoon Service at Mellstock
  3. At the Word ‘Farewell’
  4. Tragedian to Tragedienne
  5. The Three Tall Men


Poem to print Print

1384 Views



Last Poems


To Russian version


Ðåéòèíã@Mail.ru

English Poetry. E-mail eng-poetry.ru@yandex.ru