Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE METROPOLITAN TOWER, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We walked together in the dusk Last Line: Was reckoned from that hour. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Metropolitan Life Building, New York; Skyscrapers | ||||||||
We walked together in the dusk To watch the tower grow dimly white, And saw it lift against the sky Its flower of amber light. You talked of half a hundred things, I kept each little word you said; And when at last the hour was full, I saw the light turn red. You did not know the time had come, You did not see the sudden flower, Nor know that in my heart Love's birth Was reckoned from that hour. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SKYSCRAPERS OF THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT DANCE WITH GASMAN by MARGE PIERCY FROM THE WOOLWORTH TOWER by SARA TEASDALE SKYSCRAPERS by RACHEL (LYMAN) FIELD PRAYERS OF STEEL by CARL SANDBURG MONODY ON THE ASTOR HOUSE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS VILLANELLE OF CITY AND COUNTRY by ZOE AKINS TWO SONNETS FROM NEW YORK: TOWERS by ADELAIDE NICHOLS BAKER STREAMLINERA: SKYSCRAPER-ELEVATOR by PAULINE JONES BURNS |
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