Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAYBREAK, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A wind came up out of the sea Last Line: "and said, ""not yet! In quiet lie." Subject(s): Dawn; Nature; Sunrise | ||||||||
A WIND came up out of the sea, And said, "O mists, make room for me!" It hailed the ships, and cried, "Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone!" And hurried landward far away, Crying, "Awake! it is the day!" It said unto the forest, "Shout! Hang all your leafy banners out!" It touched the wood-bird's folded wing, And said, "O bird, awake and sing!" And o'er the farms, "O chanticleer, Your clarion blow; the day is near!" It whispered to the fields of corn, "Bow down, and hail the coming morn!" It shouted through the belfry-tower, "Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour." It crossed the churchyard with a sigh, And said, "Not yet! in quiet lie." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIS MORNING, GOD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BURNING DAWN by HAYDEN CARRUTH DAWN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IN THE GARDEN AT THE DAWN HOUR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS EARLY RISER by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE WORDS WHEN WE NEED THEM by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A BALLAD OF THE FRENCH FLEET; OCTOBER, 1746 by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |
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