Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POETRY OF A ROOT CROP, by CHARLES KINGSLEY Poet's Biography First Line: Underneath their eider-robe Last Line: Till the resurrection day. Subject(s): Carrots | ||||||||
UNDERNEATH their eider-robe Russet swede and golden globe, Feathered carrot, burrowing deep, Steadfast wait in charmed sleep; Treasure-houses wherein lie, Locked by angels' alchemy, Milk and hair, and blood, and bone, Children of the barren stone; Children of the flaming Air, With his blue eye keen and bare, Spirit-peopled smiling down On frozen field and toiling town -- Toiling town that will not heed God His voice for rage and greed; Frozen fields that surpliced lie, Gazing patient at the sky; Like some marble carven nun, With folded hands when work is done, Who mute upon her tomb doth pray, Till the resurrection day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AUGUSTA DISCUSSES CARROTS, THEIR MEANING AND USE by CAROLYN STOLOFF A FAREWELL [TO C.E.G.] by CHARLES KINGSLEY A ROUGH RHYME ON A ROUGH MATTER; THE ENGLISH GAME LAWS by CHARLES KINGSLEY AIRLY BEACON by CHARLES KINGSLEY DOLCINO TO MARGARET by CHARLES KINGSLEY THE INVITATION (TO TOM HUGHES) by CHARLES KINGSLEY THE LAST BUCCANEER by CHARLES KINGSLEY THE SANDS OF DEE by CHARLES KINGSLEY |
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