Listen (a sequel to 'Watch')
Listen through the clothes line, hung loosely in the air
Listen to the wooden clips, clipping clothes by pair
Listen to the thin thread, holding it all together
Listen to its recollection of the seasons and the weather
Listen long and mighty proud to stories of this town
Listen across the open fields where spring received her crown
Listen to the sounds painting the wind, a pass-time art
and sometimes you can close your eyes, and listen with your heart
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 24 sec read
- 3 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDD |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 448 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Listen (a sequel to 'Watch')" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/77056/listen-(a-sequel-to-'watch')>.
Discuss the poem Listen (a sequel to 'Watch') with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In