Dans la section Frissons de son recueil La Beauté de vivre publié en 1900, Gregh nous donne un poème mélancolique, le rêve d’un amour qui décline comme l’automne, perdant ses fleurs dans une lumière blafarde, avant de finalement mourir dans le froid d’une séparation. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Farewell to a beloved child, whose sweet memory will live forever in the poet’s heart. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The poet gives his farewell to a lively girl aged ten. Why does she need to grow, why can’t she remain a child? He will never forget her as she looks now. But she will grow into a lovely teenager. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) was an Anglican priest, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. I have chosen the following short poem from his collection Songs, Ballads, etc. published in Volume 1 of The works of Charles Kingsley. A longer version, titled “A Farewell: To C.E.G” and with 3 stanzas, has been given in Poets’ Corner. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
