Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SWANS, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Night is over the park Last Line: We watch the swans and never a word is said. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Birds; Swans | ||||||||
Night is over the park, and a few brave stars Look on the lights that link it with chains of gold, The lake bears up their reflection in broken bars That seem too heavy for tremulous water to hold. We watch the swans that sleep in a shadowy place, And now and again one wakes and uplifts its head; How still you are -- your gaze is on my face -- We watch the swans and never a word is said. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS FLIGHT OF SWANS by ROBINSON JEFFERS TO A WILD SWAN by HENRY MEADE BLAND A STRAW SWAN UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE by DENISE LEVERTOV LEDA RECONSIDERED by MONA VAN DUYN YOU, FAILED PRONOUN by ELEANOR WILNER |
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