Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Poem: "Who Put Bella in the Wych-Elm?"

Pin an asphodel to your dress:
We'll dance together at Prospero's masque,
Gliding and wheeling
As if you were a great red bird.
And the wind in the wych-elm
Will wail and moan.
Oh Bella, give me your hand.
Oh Bella, let's go home.

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There's a story behind this poem. Not a very happy one.