Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OCTOBER, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: October woods, wherein Last Line: Beyond the best conceit of pomp or power Subject(s): Forests; Woods | ||||||||
October woods, wherein The boy's dream comes to pass, And nature squanders on the boy her pomp And crowns him with a more than royal crown And unimagined splendor waits his steps The urchin walks thro tents of gold Thro crimson chambers porphyry & pearl Pavilion on pavilion garlanded Incensed & starred with lights & airs & shapes And sounds, music Beyond the best conceit of pomp or power | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PRINCESS WAKES IN THE WOOD by RANDALL JARRELL CHAMBER MUSIC: 20 by JAMES JOYCE ADVICE TO A FOREST by MAXWELL BODENHEIM A SOUTH CAROLINA FOREST by AMY LOWELL JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY IN BLACKWATER WOODS by MARY OLIVER THE PLACE I WANT TO GET BACK TO by MARY OLIVER |
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