Poems Ancient and Modern

Poems Ancient and Modern

Today’s Poem: Elegy

The new wheat springing in their stead

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Sally Thomas
Sep 19, 2025
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Vincent van Gogh, Field with Poppies, 1888 (Wikimedia Commons)

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