Fantasy by Marie Van Vorst (1915)
The speaker lies in the grass, hearing the wind and watching shadows, longing for an unnamed beloved to come. If that person appears, the speaker vows not to let them pass, but to seize them in an embrace, reveal where white heather grows, and kiss and hold them close. Together they would watch cloud shadows and hear wonder-tales of lost faerie kingdoms, while the speaker’s bright imagination deepens their intimacy.
By Marie Van Vorst · First published 1915 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Love Poetry · 199 words
First lines
I hear the fluttering wind, I see / The shadows on the grass. / I wish that you would come to me! / I would not let you pass! / But springing up from where I lie, / I take you in my arms, would I! / I'd tell you where white heather grows, / I'd kiss you, and I'd hold you close, / I would not let you pass!
Here, by my side, you'd watch with me / Cloud shadows on the grass. / If chance that you should come may be, / I will not let you pass! / Where the lost faerie kingdoms lie, / I'll tell in wonder-tales -- will I! / And as the brilliant fancy grows, / I'll kiss you, and I'll hold you close, / I will not let you pass!
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Marie Van Vorst
- Date: 1915 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Love Poetry, Pastoral Poetry, Fantasy Poetry
- Length: 199 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is a brief, musical verse poem centered on a speaker's immediate emotions, employing repetition, rhyme, and rhythmic lines.
- Romantic Poetry — Its dominant concerns are longing for a beloved, physical affection, intimacy, springtime atmosphere, and idealized natural scenery.
- Love Poetry — The speaker imagines embracing, kissing, and keeping a desired person close, making romantic desire the poem's central subject.
- Pastoral Poetry — Images of fluttering wind, grass, cloud shadows, white heather, and an outdoor resting place create an idealized rural landscape.
Tags
fiction · novel · American literature · early twentieth century · romance · social drama · psychological fiction · domestic fiction · relationship drama · courtship · marriage · women's lives