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Bread and Circuses

Chapter 35: LINES WRITTEN FOR D. E. IN A COPY OF “THE CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES”
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A lyrical collection of short poems ranges from quiet country scenes and childhood memories to urban sketches and religious reflections. The poet renders streams, gardens, market sellers, and domestic interiors in close sensory detail while pairing everyday observation with moral and spiritual meditation. Animal vignettes and playful pieces for children sit alongside elegies, prayers, and ironic portraits of modern life, producing tones of humour, tenderness, and solemnity. Varied forms and concise portraits move between pastoral lanes, London streets, and intimate household moments while attending to time, sorrow, and faith.

LINES WRITTEN FOR D. E.
IN A COPY OF
“THE CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES”

You that have fenced about my storm-swept ways With a green hedge-row of your hard-won bays And set the flints with flowers such as start Deep in the dear Child’s Garden of your heart— Take this small gift from her to whom ’tis life To be your Dearest Debtor and your Wife.