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H. D. - Helen

All Greece hates
the still eyes in the white face,
the lustre of the olives
where she stands,
and the white hands.

All Greece reviles
the wan face when she smiles,
hating it deeper still
when it grows wan and white,
remembering past enchantments
and past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,
God's daughter, born of love,
the beauty of cool feet
and slenderest knees,
could love indeed the maid,
only if she were laid,
white ash amid funeral cypresses.

Added: on March 6th, 2006 at 1:10 PM | Viewed: 13470 times | Comments and analysis of Helen by H. D. Comments (5)

Helen - Comments and Information
Poet: H. D. (H. D. Art) Poem: Helen Poem of the Day: Jul 12 2000 Comment 5 of 5, added on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:40 PM. In "Helen" by H.D., this poem expresses their hate for Helen of Troy. The once known beautiful Helen is now portrayed as the hated one in all of Greece. Keira from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on April 24th, 2007 at 9:43 PM. lawrence's poem helen points out the negative of the war. yes this war was incredible and fought over the beauty of a woman like helen of troy, but the war also brought about tragedy and despair, and that is what lawrence is conveying. mary kate from United States Comment 3 of 5, added on March 6th, 2006 at 1:10 PM. This poem represents the hatred Greece had for Helen and the ends to which they were willing to go to get rid of her. Yet in the end once the hatred was sated they glorified her name and that she was wrongly born into a destiny she could never have percieved. Helen is human and feels as we do yet her part in what took place makes her seem almost god like in the way her story unfolds. Kyra Garwood from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Helen, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by H. D. with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: H. D. Poem: Helen Last read: Nov 22 2009, 8:26AM Poem of the Day: Jul 12 2000 Viewed 13470 times. Added on March 6th, 2006 at 1:10 PM.

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