Skip to main content
Poets.org

mobileMenu

  • Poems
  • Poets
  • Poem-a-Day
  • National Poetry Month
  • Materials for Teachers
  • Literary Seminars
  • American Poets Magazine

Main navigation

  • Poets.org
  • Academy of American Poets
  • National Poetry Month
  • American Poets Magazine

User account menu

  • Log in
  • Membership
  • Donate
Donate
Poets.org

Poem-a-Day

The only daily poetry series publishing new work by today’s poets.

Page submenu block

  • find poems
  • find poets
  • poem-a-day
  • literary seminars
  • materials for teachers
  • poetry near you

Poem-a-day

Song: Let Us Go Back

Let us go back together to the hills. 
Weary am I of palaces and courts, 
Weary of words disloyal to my thoughts,—
Come, my belovèd, let us to the hills.

Let us go back together to the land, 
And wander hand in hand upon the heights;
Kings have we seen, and manifold delights,—
Oh, my beloved, let us to the land!

Lone and unshackled, let us to the road 
Which holds enchantment round each hiddenbend, 
Our course uncompassed and our whim its end, 
Our feet once more, belovèd, to the road!

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on June 7, 2025, by the Academy of American Poets.

read the rest

Vita Sackville-West

Vita Sackville-West
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on Tumblr
  • View print mode
  • Copy embed code
Add to anthology

Sign up for Poem-a-Day

* indicates required

About Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 250 new, previously unpublished poems by today’s talented poets each year. Omotara James is the Guest Editor of June. Read or listen to a Q&A with James about her curatorial process, and learn more about the 2025 Guest Editors. Support Poem-a-Day.  

If you have any questions about Poem-a-Day, visit our Poem-a-Day FAQ.

Previous Poems

Title Author Date
The Globe Michael Collier 05/06/2025
10,000 Acres Burned Keetje Kuipers 05/05/2025
The Sea / Is Sacred Still Andrew Calis 05/04/2025
To Bear the Right Sophia Naz 05/03/2025
Bird Tomás Q. Morín 05/02/2025
Le Temps Mort Jenny Xie 05/01/2025
As a Kid I Was Told, “Don’t Step on a Crack or You’ll Break Your Momma’s Back” Karla Cordero 04/30/2025
Verses in the Wind Mariposa Fernández 04/29/2025
Orange Noel Quiñones 04/28/2025
A dead whale can feed an entire ecosystem Rachel Dillon 04/27/2025

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

Newsletter Sign Up

Support Us

  • Become a Member
  • Donate Now
  • Get Involved
  • Make a Bequest
  • Advertise with Us

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • SoundCloud
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Footer

  • poets.org

    • Find Poems
    • Find Poets
    • Poetry Near You
    • Jobs for Poets
    • Literary Seminars
    • Privacy Policy
    • Press Center
    • Advertise
  • academy of american poets

    • About Us
    • Programs
    • Prizes
    • First Book Award
    • James Laughlin Award
    • Ambroggio Prize
    • Chancellors
    • Staff
  • national poetry month

    • Poetry & the Creative Mind
    • Dear Poet Project
    • Poster
    • 30 Ways to Celebrate
    • Sponsorship
  • american poets

    • Books Noted
    • Essays
    • Advertise
© Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038
poets .org