Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LONG TRAIL: THE CORN LANDS, by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL First Line: And the corn-lands call! The long, long trail Last Line: From the soft blue haze of the timber line. Subject(s): Corn; Farm Life; Prairies; Roads; Agriculture; Farmers; Plains; Paths; Trails | ||||||||
And the corn-lands call! The long, long trail Leads down to the flat-boat's clumsy flail And the river-floods carry with broadening sweep To the corn-belt's rim, with, dense and deep, The slough's rank growth where the prairie-grass Waves above horse and rider, and the mud morass Sinks black, hub-deep. So mile on mile The long trail flounders. But the prairies smile From the dawn of day to the setting sun And day on day till the weeks are run. And ever the winds blow strong that pass The bending, lifting prairie grass, Starred and thick-set with blossom of weed, Barbed and edged ranks of spike and reed, Till the healing breath steals far and fine From the soft blue haze of the timber line. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HE FINDS THE MANSION by JAMES MCMICHAEL BY DIFFERENT PATHS by MARVIN BELL DRIVING HOME by MADELINE DEFREES ART IS PARALLEL TO NATURE by CLARENCE MAJOR HIGHWAY 2, ILLINOIS by LISEL MUELLER COMING HOME by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL |
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