Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HILL-WOMAN, by VERNONA CHALMERS First Line: Glad that I was born to this Last Line: Drinking wisdom, learned, wise. Subject(s): Women | ||||||||
Glad that I was born to this: Hills that breast above the hollow Calling me, with burning bliss Winged, I lift my heels and follow. Glad that I was born to know Hills that stand with piny crest. Wet with rain and melting snow, Cone-tipped trees I love the best. Born to know a meadow-brook, Babbling, prattling, infant-wise. Born to love the flowers that look Wistfully into the skies. Heart that knows a thousand songs Man shall never know or pen; Here is where my heart belongs; Wandering, seeks this spot again. Glad that I was born to this Earth majestic, crowing skies; Scorning man with nature-kiss, Drinking wisdom, learned, wise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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