Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CALL OF THE UNKNOWN, by RUTH LAMBERT JONES First Line: I am weary, I am wistful Last Line: For the things I do not know. Subject(s): Wishes | ||||||||
I am weary, I am wistful, For the things I have not seen: For the rolling downs of Shropshire, For the ever-changing green Of the Caribbean's waters As they hiss the tropic shore, For the white, portentous wonder Of the ice-floe's grinding roar. Shall I never mark the shadow Of Emperor Tsin's Great Wall? Shall I never hear the magic Of the Jungle's muted call? Shall I never wind the Canyon Where God's own colors glow? I am weary, I am wistful, For the things I do not know. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O TO BE A DRAGON by MARIANNE MOORE FOUNTAIN IN AVIGNON by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 1. THE GOOD OGRE'S BEARD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR I WANT THIS CORNER EMPTY (PERSEPHONE SPEAKING)' by JULIE CARR THE THREE WISHES by BILLY COLLINS A-WISHING WELL by ROBERT FROST AN APPRECIATION by RUTH LAMBERT JONES LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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