These Things that Poets Said
[THESE THINGS THAT POETS SAID] by EDWARD THOMAS
These things that poets said Of love seemed true to me When I loved and I fed On love and poetry equally.
But now I wish I knew If theirs were love indeed, Or if mine were the true And theirs some other lovely weed:
For certainly not thus, Then or thereafter, I Loved ever. Betwee us Decide, good Love, before I die.
Only, that once I loved By this one argument Is very plainly proved: I, loving not, am different.
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| Author | Thomas, Edward (1878-1917) |
|---|---|
| Title | These Things that Poets Said |
| Notes | Alternatively entitled 'Those things that poets said' by Longley, in 'Edward Thomas: The Annotated Collected Poems'. |
| Item Date | 1979 |
| File type | text |
| Content | Poem |
| Repository name | ProQuest |
| Repository URL | http://lion.chadwyck.co.uk/ |
| Copyright | Copyright Edward Thomas, 1979, reproduced under licence from Faber and Faber Ltd. |
| First line | These things that poets said |
| Publication source | Edward Thomas Collected Poems |
| Publication editor | Thomas, George |
| Publishers | Faber and Faber |
| Publication place | London |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/2954 |
