Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree

Portrait of A.E. Housman
A.E. Housman 1859–1936

"Farewell to barn and stack and tree, Farewell to Severn shore. Terence, look your last at me, For I come home no more.

"The sun burns on the half-mown hill, By now the blood is dried; And Maurice amongst the hay lies still And my knife is in his side.

"My mother thinks us long away; 'Tis time the field were mown. She had two sons at rising day, To-night she'll be alone.

"And here's a bloody hand to shake, And oh, man, here's good-bye; We'll sweat no more on scythe and rake, My bloody hands and I.

"I wish you strength to bring you pride, And a love to keep you clean, And I wish you luck, come Lammastide, At racing on the green.

"Long for me the rick will wait, And long will wait the fold, And long will stand the empty plate, And dinner will be cold."

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  1. rukmani Sri Lanka

    poem analysis

    farewell to barn and stack and tree by husman

  2. kusala Dharmasekara Sri Lanka

    English Litrtature

    please be kind enough to send me the critical analysis on the particular poem. the meaning of Severn Shore

  3. Angelsandu 91 Sri Lanka

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    pls b kind engh to snd me an explantn on ds poem.its really hard to get an idea wthot hvng a knwledge on it

  4. Dammika Perera Sri Lanka

    A. E. Houseman

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  7. Nanda Gunasekare Sri Lanka

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  8. Heshini Sri Lanka

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  9. T.Akshayan

    I want literature analysis for this poem

  10. Nisadi OKI Sri Lanka

    Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree

    What did Poet expect to give to nation through this poem.

  11. Vije Sri Lanka

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  12. Hiranya Sri Lanka

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    Ineed appreciation and analyse of this poem

  17. shirani perera Sri Lanka

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  18. michelle

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  19. j.shaherna Sri Lanka

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    this poem is about killer who killed his brother unfortunately ,and trying to escape. so he is telling good bye to the stack ,barn and tree. this is what i understand.if any one know please sent to this web page.

  20. Kisha Sri Lanka

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  21. Anonymous United Arab Emirates

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    so difficult to understand this poem
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  22. Nimesh Sri Lanka

    English Literature

    I need summary of this poem, because only i understood that this poem about a person who had killed his brother and then he going to escape from the situation. so he telling bye to barn and stack and tree

  23. M.R.Salim Sri Lanka

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  24. nalaka mihira Sri Lanka

    yhat poem is about the conflict among the siblings

  25. s.shanmugam Sri Lanka

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    please send me a summary and analyses of the poem farewell to barn stack and tree-a.e.housman

  26. kathie United Kingdom

    Literature

    How is the story narrator in this poem?

  27. januli aranya Sri Lanka

    english lit

    this poem is very effective and interesting. if you know the meanings and analysis ,please send it to me.

  28. Selena de silva India

    English lit

    can anyone tell me what the techniques are and their effect to the poem please??

  29. indunil vithana Sri Lanka

    who is terrence in this poem?is he the wife or the poet

  30. shami Sri Lanka

    lit

    what are the technigues used in this poem and meaning of the poem

  31. zainab Sri Lanka

    The poem shows the lifestyle of a person

  32. HAIFA ZAFAR Sri Lanka

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    what is the main meaning of this poetry

  33. Lalith Kuruppu Sri Lanka

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    please send me a critical analysis & Summary of the poem .

  34. kiya Sri Lanka

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    About conflict of the poem

  35. bradley Sri Lanka

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  36. kumari Sri Lanka

    English literature

    moving and touching poem

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