Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ROCK, by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER Poet's Biography First Line: This rock, too, was a word Last Line: Your thoughts are your, too; naked let them stand. Subject(s): Stars; Stones; Granite; Rocks | ||||||||
THIS rock, too, was a word; A word of flame and force when that which hurled The stars into their places in the night First stirred. And, in the summer's heat, Lay not your hand on it, for while the iron hours beat. Gray anvils in the sky, it glows again With unfulfilled desire. Touch it not; let it stand Ragged, forlorn, still looking at the land; The dry blue chaos of mountains in the distance, The slender blades of grass it shelters are Its own dark thoughts of what is near and far. Your thoughts are your, too; naked let them stand. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STONE'S SECRET by MARGARET AVISON CONTRA MORTEM: THE STONE by HAYDEN CARRUTH NAMING FOR LOVE by HAYDEN CARRUTH OF THE STONES OF THE PLACE by ROBERT FROST THE EYE IN THE ROCK by JOHN HAINES THE HEAD ON THE TABLE by JOHN HAINES ARIZONA POEMS: 2. MEXICAN QUARTER by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER |
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