A November Night
by Sara Teasdale
Filled with beautiful images of nature and emotion, ‘A November Night’ is one of Sara Teasdale’s best poems.
A Winter Blue Jay
by Sara Teasdale
‘A Winter Blue Jay’ by Sara Teasdale tells of a perfect day in which the speaker and her companion find the pinnacle of their love, and then surpass it.
After Love
by Sara Teasdale
‘After Love’ by Sara Teasdale expresses a relationship situation where, despite the “peace” and “safe[ty]” felt within it, the narrator still feels disappointed.
Barter by Sara Teasdale
by Sara Teasdale
‘Barter’ by Sara Teasdale describes the many lovely and splendid sights, sounds and experiences life has to sell to someone willing to invest in them.
Because
by Sara Teasdale
‘Because’ by Sara Teasdale is a poem written in first person. This poem is an explanation or a confession of a lover as to where she stands in her relationship.
Buried Love
by Sara Teasdale
‘Buried Love’ by Sara Teasdale expresses a contrast of emotion within the narrator as she grieves a “Love” that was “bittersweet.”
I Am Not Yours
by Sara Teasdale
‘I Am Not Yours’ by Sara Teasdale describes the emotions of a speaker who is seeking out a love which does not strive to confine her.
Longing by Sara Teasdale
by Sara Teasdale
In ‘Longing,’ readers will find a brief discussion of life after death and the future of one’s body and soul.
Moonlight
by Sara Teasdale
‘Moonlight’ is a short lyrical poem by Sara Teasdale that uses various literary devices to depict the sorrows of a troubled youth.
September Midnight
by Sara Teasdale
‘September Midnight’ by Sara Teasdale tells of a speaker’s affection for the last days of summer and all the sights and sounds that go with it.
Spring in War Time
by Sara Teasdale
‘Spring in War Time’ is a lyric poem contemplating war and its strength; as well as its inability to stop the seasons from changing and spring from coming.
Stars
by Sara Teasdale
‘Stars’ by Sara Teasdale is a beautiful and easy-to-read poem. In it, Teasdale spends five stanzas describing and appreciating the stars in the sky.
The Answer
by Sara Teasdale
‘The Answer’ is a short poem that describes the respect that one speaker is hoping to receive from others after her death.
The Ghost
by Sara Teasdale
‘The Ghost’ by Sara Teasdale describes a speaker’s unwelcome experience after reuniting with two ex-lovers in a city she used to know.
The Kiss
by Sara Teasdale
‘The Kiss’ by Sara Teasdale is a passionate love poem. The piece describes how devoted a speaker is to her lover and how she’d never choose anyone or anything over him.
The River
by Sara Teasdale
‘The River’ by Sara Teasdale is a short and effective poem. It uses a river as a narrator and describes its journey towards the ocean.
There Will Come Soft Rains
by Sara Teasdale
‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a beautiful, image-rich poem. In it, Teasdale describes the impact, or lack thereof, that humanity really has on the natural world.
To Sappho I
by Sara Teasdale
‘To Sappho I’ by Sara Teasdale speaks on the beauty of the past as seen from a tainted future that has lost it’s joy and magic.