Friday, January 3, 2003

The Fool Rings His Bells (MOTLEY) Comments

Rating: 2.7

Come, Death, I'd have a word with thee;
And thou, poor Innocency;
And Love - a lad with broken wing;
Apnd Pity, too;
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Walter de la Mare
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Peter Vining 03 February 2020

Another poem with a misspelt word - only the 4th line in ‘Apng’? ?

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William Jones 21 February 2005

What a truly beautiful piece of poetry. War truly is madness and pity does truly whisper, 'why? ' when such evils take place. Bel (with one L yes) actually does mean 'war' so this is quite a clever piece all together.

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Walter de la Mare

Walter de la Mare

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