As thro' the land at eve we went...
SONG FROM THE PRINCESS
As thro' the land at eve we went... - fact Summary
Published in 1847
This short song, printed in Tennyson's 1847 collection The Princess, condenses a domestic scene of quarrel and reconciliation into a single evening. A married couple argue while gleaning ears, then make peace and visit the grave of a child they once lost. The poem draws on Tennyson's personal experience of loss and reconciliation, framing sorrow and renewed affection as intertwined and restorative.
Read Complete AnalysesAs thro' the land at eve we went, And pluck'd the ripen'd ears, We fell out, my wife and I, O we fell out I know not why, And kiss'd again with tears, And blessings on the falling out That all the more endears, When we fall out with those we love And kiss again with tears! For when we came where lies the child We lost in other years, There above the little grave, O there above the little grave, We kiss'd again with tears.
Feel free to be first to leave comment.