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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PINES, by MARY HOPE CABANISS First Line: By day or night the chanting of the sea Last Line: Can hold my heart, but pines bring peace to me. | |||
By day or night the chanting of the sea Can hold my heart, yet stir to vague unrest, As if old gods came forth and called to me, Awaking haunting memories in my breast; But when I hear the music of the pines Touched by the errant winds with soft caress, Amid dark majesty of rising lines Their whispered hope can comfort and can bless. Through scented isles beneath their solemn height The sunlight pours in streams of sifted gold, Until the stars are woven with the night A canopy of glory to unfold. By day or night the chanting of the sea Can hold my heart, but pines bring peace to me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WINTER GARDEN THEATRE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO DICK, ON HIS SIXTH BIRTHDAY by SARA TEASDALE GEIST'S GRAVE by MATTHEW ARNOLD QUA CURSUM VENTUS by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH WASTED HOURS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES LITTLE BILLEE by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY THE ROYAL CROWN by ISRAEL ABRAHAMS LOVE POEMS: 2. ON A LADY'S YELLOW HAIR, POWDERED WITH WHITE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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