by A. E. Housman
· (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had,
For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many a lightfoot lad.
By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot boys are laid;
The rose-lipt girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade.
15 likes · 1 comment
That line about the brooks being too broad for leaping is such a heavy way to describe losing people. It really captures that feeling of looking back at a youth that's just out of reach.
Read "With Rue My Heart Is Laden" by A. E. Housman. One of the best and most popular poems on The Poet's Place. Discover more trending, inspiring, and beautiful poetry by A. E. Housman.