To a Young Child - A poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins


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Gerard Manley Hopkins - To a Young Child

Margaret, are you grieving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leaves, like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
Ah! as the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
By and by, nor spare a sigh
Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie;
And yet you will weep and know why.
Now no matter, child, the name:
Sorrow's springs are the same.
Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed
What heart heard of, ghost guessed:
It is the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.

Added: on November 10th, 2005 at 1:36 PM | Viewed: 1316 times | Comments (5)

To a Young Child - Comments and Information
Poet: Gerard Manley Hopkins Poem: To a Young Child Poem of the Day on: Nov 21 2007 Comment 5 of 5, added on May 15th, 2006 at 10:43 PM. I think that this poem is very deep. i think that it is sad in a way. i love this poem cause it makes me think of a death of a loved one and gets me thinking that life is short and you have to live it up and what more to live it up to than to Jesus Christ. he is my Lord and savior. i love God and want to serve him and this poem just gets me thinking of the life he gave us to serve him. Austin from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on November 17th, 2005 at 6:57 PM. Isn't this by Wordsworth? Jule from Argentina Comment 3 of 5, added on November 10th, 2005 at 1:36 PM. This is one of Hopkin's most obvious use of sprung rhthym...good stuff! Alexander Oldroyd from United Kingdom More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, To a Young Child, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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To a Young Child Last read: 2008-07-05 03:46:59 Poem of the Day on: Nov 21 2007 Viewed 1316 times. Added on November 10th, 2005 at 1:36 PM.

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