Social Commentaries
The Elm
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
This is the place where Dorothea smiled.
I did not know the reason, nor did she.
But there she stood, and turned, and smiled at me:
A sudden glory had bewitched the child.
The corn at harvest, and a single tree.
This is the place where Dorothea smiled.
Cite this poem
MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “The Elm.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/162/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “The Elm.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/162/.
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