A Circular Poem by Thomas Hardy

A Circular

Rating: 2.9


As 'legal representative'
I read a missive not my own,
On new designs the senders give
For clothes, in tints as shown.

Here figure blouses, gowns for tea,
And presentation-trains of state,
Charming ball-dresses, millinery,
Warranted up to date.

And this gay-pictured, spring-time shout
Of Fashion, hails what lady proud?
Her who before last year was out
Was costumed in a shroud.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rich Tassinari 29 December 2020

More use of understatement from Hardy contrasting the relative importance of societal dress fashion and death. Which is of more concern?

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Ratnakar Mandlik 27 November 2019

An intriguing theme as also the poem. Yet quite amusing.

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* Sunprincess * 14 November 2015

........an interesting poem and theme...he must have seen fashion change many times in his lifetime ★

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