Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HUDSON, by GEORGE SIDNEY HELLMAN First Line: Where in its old historic splendor stands Last Line: And saw his mother waiting at the door. Variant Title(s): Sonnet To The Hudson Subject(s): Homecoming; Hudson River | ||||||||
WHERE in its old historic splendor stands The home of England's far-famed Parliament, And waters of the Thames in calm content At England's fame flow slowly o'er their sands; And where the Rhine past vine-entwined lands Courses in castled beauty, there I went; And far to southern rivers, flower-besprent; And to the icy streams of northern strands. Then mine own native shores I trod once more, And, gazing on thy waters' majesty, The memory, O Hudson, came to me Of one who went to seek the wide world o'er For love, but found it not. Then home turned he And saw his mother waiting at the door. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGY; FOR JAMES WRIGHT by GREGORY ORR BARGE LIGHTS ON THE HUDSON by DICK ALLEN A SCENE ON THE BANKS OF THE HUDSON by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT DOBBS HIS FERRY; A LEGEND OF THE LOWER HUDSON by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER CHELSEA, 1860 by ARTHUR CLEVELAND COXE THE HUDSON by MARGETTA FAUGERES ON THE CITY ENCROACHMENTS ON THE RIVER HUDSON, 1800 by PHILIP FRENEAU GREAT IS DIANA OF THE MANNAHATTOES! by ARTHUR GUITERMAN MONTGOMERY'S RETURN by ARTHUR GUITERMAN IVY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IMITATION OF POPE: A COMPLIMENT TO THE LADIES by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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