May in England

[kcwarwick]

It's wet and windy here but it was the same long ago for A.E.Housman.
I love the last verse especially. It is quoted in 'The Charioteer'.

The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers

Comments

[charliecochrane]

Just remind me where that is in the Charioteer, please. Such a lovely poem.

[kcwarwick]

From memory, it is when Laurie is moved to the town hospital and there is an air raid. He is trying to comfort the little boy and thinks something like: If he were older, one could try him with 'the troubles of our proud and angry dust', but he was a little young to shoulder tonight's skies.

[charliecochrane]

Oh, yes. That sounds right. Thanks!

[eglantine_br]

I love Housman.