Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINTER TREE, by WALTER R. ADAMS First Line: To leaves that crooned in sun and rain Last Line: The flame about our feet. Subject(s): Trees; Winter | ||||||||
To leaves that crooned in sun and rain, Though wheat-waves kissed and browned, Stole curling frost -- and scarlet pain -- And sleep upon the ground. And we who loved the leaf-clad limbs And found the green notes sweet, Look on in grief while winter dims The flame about our feet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOOKING EAST IN THE WINTER by JOHN HOLLANDER WINTER DISTANCES by FANNY HOWE WINTER FORECAST by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN AT WINTER'S EDGE by JUDY JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE A YOUTH TO HIS FATHER by WALTER R. ADAMS |
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