Gerard Manley Hopkins – Binsey Poplars (felled 1879)
\nMy aspens dear, whose airy cages quelled,
\nQuelled or quenched in leaves the leaping sun,
\nAll felled, felled, are all felled;
\nOf a fresh and following folded rank
\nNot spared, not one
\nThat dandled a sandalled
\nShadow that swam or sank
\nOn meadow and river and wind-wandering weed-winding bank.
\nO if we but knew what we do
\nWhen we delve or hew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gerard Manley Hopkins – Binsey Poplars (felled 1879) My aspens dear, whose airy cages quelled, Quelled or quenched in leaves the leaping sun, All felled, felled, are all felled; Of a fresh and following folded rank Not spared, not one … Continue reading