Far From the Madding Crowd

A poem about Thomas Hardy’s novel Far From the Madding Crowd and its story

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A poem about the novel Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. I read this book recently for the third time and decided to write a poem about it. I was impressed by it and its story. It’s a truly great novel!

Gabriel Oak
A man of great talents
Finds
Bathsheba Everdene
A woman of beauty
Not only in her face
But in her personality
Honest, trusting,
And exquisite
In every way
He is ensconced
By her charm
As he relishes
Her farm.

He sees her
Riding her horse
Freely without a care
She smiles to herself
And he wonders
What she is thinking.

She cares for her workers
Like she cares for her farm
And the animals
Are like her babies
But alas, she does not want
A man.