Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OF AN ORCHARD, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Good is an orchard, the saint saith Last Line: And in his orchard talk with god. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Orchards | ||||||||
Good is an orchard, the saint saith, To meditate on life and death, With a cool well, a hive of bees, A hermit's grot beneath the trees. Good is an orchard: very good, Though one should wear no monkish hood. Right good when Spring awakes her flute, And good in yellowing time of fruit. Very good in the grass to lie And see the network 'gainst the sky, A living lace of blue and green, And boughs that let the gold between. The bees are types of souls that dwell With honey in a quiet cell; The ripe fruit figures goldenly The soul's perfection in God's eye. Prayer and praise in a country home, Honey and fruit; a man might come, Fed on such meats, to walk abroad, And in his orchard talk with God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST ORCHARD by EDGAR LEE MASTERS IN THE ORCHARD by ANNE STEVENSON MY ORCHA'D IN LINDEN LEA by WILLIAM BARNES GOOD-BY AND KEEP COLD by ROBERT FROST AN ORCHARD AT AVIGNON by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON OLD APPLE TREES by WILLIAM DEWITT SNODGRASS IN BLOOMING ORCHARDS by JOHN BURROUGHS |
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