Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CLIFF-TOP, by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The cliff-top has a carpet Last Line: The sea beneath my feet. Alternate Author Name(s): Bridges, Robert+(2) Subject(s): Seashore; Beach; Coast; Shore | ||||||||
THE cliff-top has a carpet Of lilac, gold and green; The blue sky bounds the ocean, The white clouds scud between. A flock of gulls are wheeling And wailing round my seat; Above my head the heaven, The sea beneath my feet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEASHORE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS EASTERN LONG ISLAND by MARVIN BELL THE WIND IS BLOWING WEST by JOSEPH CERAVOLO IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EMPTIES INTO THE GULF by LUCILLE CLIFTON GEOGRAPHY AS WARNING by MADELINE DEFREES POWER FAILURE by MADELINE DEFREES A PASSER-BY by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES |
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