Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO OLIVER WENDELL HOMES, by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: A fountain in our green new england hills Last Line: That guard the soul whose fire of youth still burns. Subject(s): Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894); Time | ||||||||
A FOUNTAIN in our green New England hills Sent forth a brook, whose music, as I stood To listen, laughed and sang through field and wood With mingled melodies of joyous rills. Now, following where they led, a river fills Its channel with a wide calm shining flood Still murmuring on its banks with changeful mood. So, Poet, sound thy "stops of various quills," Where waves of song, wit, wisdom charm our ears As in thy youth, and thoughts and smiles by turns Are ours, grave, gay, or tender. Time forgets To freeze thy deepening stream. The stealthy years But bribe the Muse to bring thee amulets That guard the soul whose fire of youth still burns. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND CORRESPONDENCES; HEXAMETERS AND PENTAMETERS by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH |
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