Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WATERFALL, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A patch of meadow & upland Last Line: At the tread of the jubilant soul. Subject(s): Waterfalls | ||||||||
A patch of meadow & upland Reached by a mile of road, Soothed by the voice of waters, With birds & flowers bestowed. This is my book of Chronicles, Code, Psalter, lexicon, My Genesis & calendar I read it as I run. It is my consolation In mild or poignant grief, My park & my gymnasium, My out-of-door relief. I come to it for strength, Which it can well supply, For Love draws might from terrene force And potences of sky. The tremulous battery, earth, Responds to touch of man, It thrills to the antipodes, From Boston to Japan. The planets' child the planet knows And to his joy replies; To the lark's trill unfolds the rose, Clouds flush their gayest dyes. When Ali prayed & loved Where Syrian waters roll, Upward the ninth heaven thrilled & moved At the tread of the jubilant soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE ANCHORED TO THE INFINITE by EDWIN MARKHAM DOMESTIC LIFE: 4. THE WATERFALL by GREGORY ORR ELK RIVER FALLS by BILLY COLLINS UNDER THE WATERFALL by THOMAS HARDY BY FRAZIER CREEK FALLS by GARY SNYDER |
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