Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOME RULE, by THOMAS STURGE MOORE Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, to be glad as a bird! Last Line: At home, not foreign parts. Alternate Author Name(s): Moore, T. Sturge Subject(s): Birds; Serenity | ||||||||
OH, to be glad as a bird! Never to be put out! Not to be ruffled by look or word, But both to meet like the bluest day That charms the world in May! Oh, to live on and on! Travel the world about, As cloud sails or as sails a swan, When skies are blue and waters bright Bearing serene delight! Bearing a smile like the sun, Break on to-day and to-morrow, Soothing the eyes of sorrow, And giving a cause for none! This is to be a queen or a king, Not of countries but hearts; This is to conquer everything At home, not foreign parts. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MIDSUMMER IN THE CATSKILLS by JOHN BURROUGHS THE WEST by PEARL V. DODDRIDGE OCTOBER, 1865 by JANET HAMILTON NIGHT MOOD by DOROTHY WHITEHEAD HOUGH QUIET POWER by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN AN EVENING SKETCH by DAVID MACBETH MOIR BEAUTIFUL MEALS by THOMAS STURGE MOORE |
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