Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SPRING JOURNEY, by REGINALD HEBER Poet's Biography First Line: Oh! Green was the corn as I rode on my way Last Line: And our tears add a charm to the prospect of heaven! Subject(s): Nature; Spring | ||||||||
OH! green was the corn as I rode on my way, And bright were the dews on the blossoms of May, And dark was the sycamore's shade to behold, And the oak's tender leaf was of emerald and gold. The thrush from his holly, the lark from his cloud, Their chorus of rapture sung jovial and loud; From the soft vernal sky, to the soft grassy ground, There was beauty above me, beneath, and around. The mild southern breeze brought a shower from the hill, And yet though it left me all dropping and chill, I felt a new pleasure, as onward I sped, To gaze where the rainbow gleam'd broad over head. Oh, such be life's journey, and such be our skill, To lose in its blessings the sense of its ill; Through sunshine and shower may our progress be even, And our tears add a charm to the prospect of Heaven! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD EVENING HYMN by REGINALD HEBER |
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