Lunch (F. S. Flint) by Frank Stuart Flint
The speaker addresses a frail, radiant beauty associated with green, gold, white narcissi and daffodils. Her presence brings Spring, longing, and wistfulness. Sitting among other people, the speaker dreams and feels an ache intensified by visions of hawthorn blossom, humming bees, wind in the poplars, and the remembered warmth, love, and smiling, knowing eyes of the beloved.
By Frank Stuart Flint · First published 1920 · Genre: Poetry, Modernism, Imagism · 118 words
First lines
Frail beauty, / green, gold and incandescent whiteness, / narcissi, daffodils, / you have brought me Spring and longing, / wistfulness, / in your irradiance.
Therefore, I sit here / among the people, / dreaming, / and my heart aches / with all the hawthorn blossom, / the bees humming, / the light wind upon the poplars, / and your warmth and your love / and your eyes. / they smile and know me.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Frank Stuart Flint
- Date: 1920 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Modernism, Imagism
- Length: 118 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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Genres
- Poetry — This work features the use of rhymed and unrhymed verses common to poetry.
- Modernism — D.H. Lawrence's writing is known to be part of the Modernist movement that marked a strong departure from traditional writing methods, focusing more on the inner self and consciousness.
- Imagism — F.S. Flint was a prominent figure in the Imagist movement and his contribution to this book signifies the potential use of imagery, which is a key characteristic of Imagism.
Tags
modernism · short story · literature · human relationships · social commentary · dinner · class struggle · psychological insight · character study · everyday life · dialogue · emotional tension