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Often compared to other writers of fantasy and the macabre such as Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood, de la Mare nonetheless cultivated a unique sensibility. His poetry, in particular, stands out for its musicality and its ability to evoke a sense of wonder and mystery in the everyday world.
- Arabia
- Dust to Dust
- The Spirit of Air
- Tarbury Steep
Far are the shades of Arabia, Where the Princes ride at noon, __‘Mid the verdurous vales and thickets, Under the ghost of the moon; And so dark is that vaulted purple Flowers in the forest rise __And toss into blossom ‘gainst the phantom stars Pale in the noonday skies. Sweet is the music of Arabia In my heart, when out of dreams __I still in the t...
Heavenly Archer, bend thy bow; Now the flame of life burns low, Youth is gone; I, too, would go. Even Fortune leads to this: Harsh or kind, at last she is Murderess of all ecstasies. Yet the spirit, dark, alone, Bound in sense, still hearkens on For tidings of a bliss foregone. Sleep is well for dreamless head, At no breath astonishèd, From the Gar...
Coral and clear emerald, And amber from the sea, Lilac-coloured amethyst, Chalcedony; The lovely Spirit of Air Floats on a cloud and doth ride, Clad in the beauties of earth __Like a bride. So doth she haunt me; and words Tell but a tithe of the tale. Sings all the sweetness of Spring Even in the nightingale? Nay, but with echoes she cries Of the v...
The moon in her gold over Tarbury Steep Wheeled full, in the hush of the night, To rabbit and hare she gave her still beams And to me on that silvery height. From the dusk of its glens thrilled the nightjar’s strange cry, A peewit wailed over the wheat, Else still was the air, though the stars in the sky Seemed with music in beauty to beat. O many ...
Walter de la Mare’s poem ‘Good-bye’ illustrates the impact of the “last of last words” with the help of vivid, pessimistic imagery. It’s all about one’s emotional distress caused by a heart-wrenching “Goodbye.”
In his poems de la Mare has described the English sea and coast, the secret and hidden world of nature. His favorite themes, childhood, death, dreams, commonplace objects and events, de la Mare examined with a touch of mystery and often with an undercurrent of melancholy.
- The Horseman. I heard a horseman. Ride over the hill; The moon shone clear, The night was still; His helm was silver, And pale was he; And the horse he rode.
- Up and Down. Down the Hill of Ludgate, Up the Hill of Fleet, To and fro and East and West. With people flows the street; Even the King of England. On Temple Bar must beat.
- Mrs. Earth. Mrs. Earth makes silver black, Mrs. Earth makes iron red. But Mrs. Earth can not stain gold, Nor ruby red. Mrs. Earth the slenderest bone. Whitens in her bosom cold,
- Tired Tim. Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him. He lags the long bright morning through, Ever so tired of nothing to do; He moons and mopes the livelong day,
Gloria Mundi. By Walter de La Mare. Upon a bank, easeless with knobs of gold, Beneath a canopy of noonday smoke, I saw a measureless Beast, morose and bold, With eyes like one from filthy dreams awoke, Who stares upon the daylight in despair. For very terror of the nothing there.
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Walter John de la Mare OM CH (/ ˈdɛləˌmɛər /; [1] 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", [2] and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt" and "All Hallows".
