04 Sep 02 - 04:03 PM (#777021) Subject: Find that poem? From: Sarah the flute OK it's not exactly a lyric request .... more of a work request but I am appealing to all those poetic mudcatters and information workers out there... I have faith... mudcat hasn't let me down so far. I'm looking for a poem about winter (don't know author or title) but it has the lines "five barred fragility" and "sets flying fifteen rooks" in it. My gut feeling is it's probably 20th century but I may be wrong. I also wondered if it's Sylvia Plath or Ted Hughes but can't find anything. I'll earn lots of gold stars if I crack this one so thanks in advance everyone. I know someone out there will provide the answer Sarah |
05 Sep 02 - 03:29 AM (#777310) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find that poem? From: Sarah the flute Just thought I'd refresh this as it's slipping down the list. |
05 Sep 02 - 06:17 PM (#777738) Subject: Lyr Add: WEATHERS (Thomas Hardy) From: GUEST,The Fantum Sarah,
This is not quite the lines you gave but it's not bad for a match. A poem by Thomas Hardy. If it's the right one, can you let me know? I am indebted to my daughter and a doctor of English in Durham University, if it's the right one; but if it's the wrong one, it's my poor literary knowledge. Regards
WEATHERS
This is the weather the cuckoo likes, (II)
This is the weather the shepherd shuns, |
05 Sep 02 - 06:20 PM (#777739) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find that poem? From: katlaughing You might try a search HERE as you can search a myriad of ways and the library is extensive. Good luck! kat |
05 Sep 02 - 06:25 PM (#777741) Subject: Lyr Add: WEATHERS (Thomas Hardy) From: GUEST,The Fantum WEATHERS (Thomas Hardy)
This is the weather the cuckoo likes, (II)
This is the weather the shepherd shuns, -- Thomas Hardy Might read better now Regards |
06 Sep 02 - 03:37 AM (#777964) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find that poem? From: Sarah the flute Close match but sadly not the right one and no luck on the database blue clicky either. Fantum does your daughter have access to Chadwyk Healey's Poetry Archive at Durham by any chance and if so is there any chance of her doing a search on the lines? One of our English department wants to use it for poetry analysis but he has forgotten both the author and the title.... and it appears most of the poem!!! Thanks for the help so far Sarah |
07 Sep 02 - 03:44 AM (#778507) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find that poem? From: Sarah the flute Still searching ...... anyone out there??????? |
20 Jul 04 - 08:26 AM (#1229748) Subject: Lyr Add: WINTER-PIECE (Charles Tomlinson) From: Greyeyes It's probably much too late, but for what it's worth: Winter-Piece (Charles Tomlinson) You wake, all windows blind - embattled sprays grained on the medieval glass. Gates snap like gunshot as you handle them. Five-barred fragility sets flying fifteen rooks who go together silently ravenous above this winter-piece that will not feed them. They alight beyond, scavenging, missing everything but the bladed atmosphere, the white resistance. Ruts with iron flanges track through a hard decay where you discern once more oak-leaf by hawthorn, for the frost rewhets their edges. In a perfect web blanched along each spoke and circle of its woven wheel, the spider hangs, grasp unbroken and death-masked in cold. Returning you see the house glint-out behind its holed and ragged glaze, frost-fronds all streaming. Found here |
20 Jul 04 - 10:03 AM (#1229801) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find that poem? From: Jeanie That's wonderful, Greyeyes ! As someone who became involved in the search for the poem on Sarah's spin-off thread to this one ( titled: "Calling All Librarians and Poets"), thank you very, very much. This is indeed the poem I remembered reading at school - I had remembered the "gunshot" reference and the picture the poem evoked had stayed in my mind over 30 years, but I couldn't remember the poet. I hope Sarah's work colleague will still be able to make use of this. Wonderful ! - jeanie |
20 Jul 04 - 03:46 PM (#1230095) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find that poem? From: GUEST,Dan Calder THE POETRY OF RECIPROCITY http://resurgence.gn.apc.org/issues/abbs216.htm |