I feel the Spring far off, far off,
The faint far scent of bud and leaf--
Oh how can Spring take heart to come
To a world in grief,
Deep grief?
The sun turns north, the days grow long,
Later the evening star grows bright--
How can the daylight linger on
For men to fight,
Still fight?
The grass is waking in the ground,
Soon it will rise and blow in waves--
How can it have the heart to sway
Over the graves,
New graves?
Under the boughs where lovers walked
The apple-blooms will shed their breath--
But what of all the lovers now
Parted by death,
Gray Death?
https://www.poemhunter.com/poems/war/page-1/32256/
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I chose this poem by Sara Teasdale, a famous american poet. This is a very gloomy poem which you wouldn't expect only reading the title because spring is meant to be a happy and joyful time. It sort of proves a point that war is still a terrible and depressing thing even during Spring, a "happy" time. I like that it uses personification to emphasize how the world views war in spring time. I feel like this poem really describes the terrifying feeling that every soldier had while fighting in the war. It is truly a sorrowful poem and I think the questions on the end of each stanza emphasize what a cold world we live in.
The faint far scent of bud and leaf--
Oh how can Spring take heart to come
To a world in grief,
Deep grief?
The sun turns north, the days grow long,
Later the evening star grows bright--
How can the daylight linger on
For men to fight,
Still fight?
The grass is waking in the ground,
Soon it will rise and blow in waves--
How can it have the heart to sway
Over the graves,
New graves?
Under the boughs where lovers walked
The apple-blooms will shed their breath--
But what of all the lovers now
Parted by death,
Gray Death?
https://www.poemhunter.com/poems/war/page-1/32256/
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I chose this poem by Sara Teasdale, a famous american poet. This is a very gloomy poem which you wouldn't expect only reading the title because spring is meant to be a happy and joyful time. It sort of proves a point that war is still a terrible and depressing thing even during Spring, a "happy" time. I like that it uses personification to emphasize how the world views war in spring time. I feel like this poem really describes the terrifying feeling that every soldier had while fighting in the war. It is truly a sorrowful poem and I think the questions on the end of each stanza emphasize what a cold world we live in.
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