Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARCH, by JEWELL E. MATTHEWS First Line: March is a tender tyrant: he tramples in Last Line: March is a tender tyrant. Subject(s): March (month) | ||||||||
March is a tender tyrant: He tramples in The frightened world to discipline; He breaks an oak tree's stalwart bough, And ruffs a pine tree's priestly brow, And hurls a windy javelin. Samson, strong, is of his kin, Yet kindly is his heart within: He stoops to kiss the iris now; March is a tender tyrant. He gently tilts the tulip's chin, And bluets grow where he has been; He parts the earth just to allow The Easter lilies to take their bow; March is a tender tyrant. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AND AGAIN, MARCH IS ALMOST HERE by JOHN ASHBERY MARCH: A BIRTHDAY POEM by JOHN UPDIKE MARCH by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS IN EARLIEST SPRING by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: MARCH by EDMUND SPENSER TO MY SISTER by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH WRITTEN IN MARCH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE GREAT HUNT by CARL SANDBURG |
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