THERE once the walls
Of the ruined cottage stood.
The periwinkle crawls
With flowers in its hair into the wood.
In flowerless hours
Never will the bank fail,
With everlasting flowers
On fragments of blue plates, to tell the tale.
Classic poem
A Tale
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About this poem
- First line
- THERE once the walls
- Poet
- Edward Thomas
- Themes
- nature, love, time
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