Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SEA AND THE DESERT, by EDWARD COLLINS DOWNING First Line: The sea / and the desert hate each other Last Line: With barrenness and heat and thirst. Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating; Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
The sea And the desert hate each other Viciously. The sea Would sweep Away The dykes that keep Its waves at bay. The desert would resist The tyranny Of sea And mist, Though it were cursed With barrenness and heat and thirst. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS AHAB AND JEZEBEL by EDWARD COLLINS DOWNING |
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