Word from Home is an anthology of prose and verse compiled for THE KING’S FORCES by Lt. General Sir Tom Bridges and published by English University Press.
I often pick up books that look interesting and this is one such book. It came out in 1940 and has a diverse range of poems and poets. I have selected one to share today. It is called The Sunken Garden by Walter De La Mare.
Speak not – whisper not;
Here bloweth thyme and bergamot;
Softly on the evening hour,
Secret herbs their spices shower,
Dark-spiked rosemary and myrrh,
Lean-stalked, purple lavender;
Hides within her bosom, too,
All her sorrows, bitter rue.
Breathe not – trespass not;
Of this green and darkling spot,
Latticed from the moon’s beams,
Perchance a distant dreamer dreams;
Perchance upon its darkening air,
The unseen ghosts of children fare,
Faintly swinging, sway and sweep,
Like lovely sea-flowers in the deep;
While, unmoved, to watch and ward
Amid its gloomed and daisied sward
Stands with bowed and dewy head
That one little leaden Lad.
So beautiful. A nice post to start the day.
Thanks Ruth! Hope you had a good day 🙂
The scene is awesome and the poem is lovely. I’ve read Walter De la Mare’s poems, but never came across this one. Thank You Rainee. 🙂
Thanks Ranu for your kind words!