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Tabb Centenary Year VIII Three poems on Sidney Lanier by Rev. John B. Tabb. Lanier’s Flute
When palsied at the pool of thought 1897 (p. 348, Quatrains: Persons) To Sidney Lanier
The dewdrop holds the heaven above, 1894 (p. 261, Himself and Others) At Lanier’s Grave
I stand beside a comrade tree November 1892 (p. 262, Himself and Others) [The poet Sidney Lanier, with whom Father Tabb had become friends while both were prisoners of war, was born this day, February 3, 1842. “Lanier’s Flute”: the two men met when the sound of Lanier playing the flute out of sight drew Tabb to go and look for him; the poem’s imagery alludes to John 5:1-4. “To Sidney Lanier”: a lay is a poem written to be set to music.] Lane Core Jr. CIW P Tue. 02/03/09 03:08:46 PM |
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