A POEM BURIED IN SNOW poet – Ayub Khawar In a square cottage in the middleOf a snow-covered terrainI sit wrapped in a worn-out blanket of the nightAnd there,at one corner Is placed a tray made of burnt clay On it, flickers an appalling lamp.The shrill of the sand laden Windrush through the slits of […]
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She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove.A maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love:A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! Fair as a star,when only one Is shining in the sky.She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be;But
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That winter, the dead could not be buried.The ground was frozen, the gravediggers weak from hunger,The coffin wood was used for fuel. So they were covered with somethingAnd taken on a child’s sled to the cemeteryIn the sub-zero air. They lay on the soil,Some of them wrapped in dark clothBound with rope like the tree’s
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Before moving toward the critical review of the famous poem “When I have Fears” written by John Keats, let us explain it. After explaining it from various perspectives and getting understandably, we will move on. The poet experiences great pain when he is haunted by the idea that he may die before achieving his high
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The poet R.S. Thomas, in this poem “The Vanishing Village”, has presented the gloomy picture of a village that has lost its hustle and bustle. There are only a few houses, one street connecting a shop and a tavern, and a singular vanishing path that ends on a small hill beside the village. The path
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Usually, the students of English literature ask that What is the summary of After Apple Picking? “After Apple-Picking” is the poem that describes the conflict between man’s aspirations, ambitions, desires on the one side and physical limitations, difficulties, ground realities on the other side. The man intends to do more work but physical limitations frustrate
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In the poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Earth” by Emily Dickinson, the poetess has a realistic and dauntless idea about death. It is a relaxing interval helping us in our onward journey in the realms of eternity. Although we are forgetful of our real duties and do not make appropriate preparations to receive
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The poem “A Poison Tree” is based upon the poet’s personal experience through which he throws light on human situations. He emphasizes that we should not nourish anger and hatred in our hearts. Because Hatred grows into enmity, enmity breeds fear, and fear gives rise to revenge. In trustworthy condition, we are frank with our
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“Departure and Arrival” by T.S. Eliot is a beautiful blend of realism and idealism along with the confusion of modern man. Realism remains on earth whereas idealism is sky-high. The poet expresses his faith in idealism and optimism for the future of mankind. The opening of the poem speaks out the confusing conditions of modern
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ٰIn this poem “All The World’s A Stage”, William Shakespeare compares the entire world to a theatrical stage, where all the men and women play their allotted role. Every man has to play through seven acts of drama performing different roles, which are the seven stages covering the period of infancy, boyhood, young lover, enthusiastic
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