The House on the Hill - A poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson


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Edwin Arlington Robinson - The House on the Hill

They are all gone away,
The House is shut and still,
There is nothing more to say.

Through broken walls and gray
The winds blow bleak and shrill:
They are all gone away.

Nor is there one to-day
To speak them good or ill:
There is nothing more to say.

Why is it then we stray
Around the sunken sill?
They are all gone away,

And our poor fancy-play
For them is wasted skill:
There is nothing more to say.

There is ruin and decay
In the House on the Hill:
They are all gone away,
There is nothing more to say.

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Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson Poem: The House on the Hill Comment 6 of 6, added on May 7th, 2007 at 1:31 PM. This poem is really good! I'm using it for a project! Jamie from Australia Comment 5 of 6, added on June 11th, 2006 at 5:46 AM. sex with edwin is SO good.ooohhhhh that feels hot. big BOOBIES Comment 4 of 6, added on February 3rd, 2006 at 12:06 AM. After reading intensively Robin's Biography,my analysis to the poem goes as follows. Robins sadness from His mother dying from Black Diphtheria, to his brother dying of Drug Overdose, and father having mental depression, it makes the writer state that he is just shouting out loud that he is alone and he can't prove to his family that he finally became successful in becoming a known poet.He feels that he has gone on and beyond and not need to prove himself to the world what a excellent, perfectionist, analytical writer he became. Gina Sanchez More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The House on the Hill, has received 6 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson Poem: The House on the Hill Last read: Jul 25 2008, 4:51AM Viewed 5224 times. Added on February 3rd, 2006 at 12:06 AM.

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