Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHERE HUDSON'S WAVE, by GEORGE POPE MORRIS Poet's Biography First Line: Where hudson's wave o'er silvery sands Last Line: Me onward to my home! Alternate Author Name(s): Morris, George Perkins | ||||||||
WHERE Hudson's wave o'er silvery sands Winds through the hills afar, Old Cronest like a monarch stands, Crowned with a single star! And there, amid the billowy swells Of rock-ribbed, cloud-capped earth, My fair and gentle Ida dwells, A nymph of mountain-birth. The snow-flake that the cliff receives, The diamonds of the showers, Spring's tender blossoms, buds, and leaves, The sisterhood of flowers, Morn's early beam, eve's balmy breeze, Her purity define; Yet Ida's dearer far than these To this fond breast of mine. My heart is on the hills. The shades Of night are on my brow: Ye pleasant haunts and quiet glades, My soul is with you now! I bless the star-crowned highlands where My Ida's footsteps roam: O for a falcon's wing to bear Me onward to my home! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POCAHONTAS by GEORGE POPE MORRIS THE RETORT by GEORGE POPE MORRIS A LEAP FOR LIFE by GEORGE POPE MORRIS JEANNIE MARSH by GEORGE POPE MORRIS NEAR THE LAKE by GEORGE POPE MORRIS NEW YORK IN 1826 by GEORGE POPE MORRIS THE CROTON ODE by GEORGE POPE MORRIS THE DOG-STAR RAGES, 1850 by GEORGE POPE MORRIS THE SWEEP'S CAROL, 1826 by GEORGE POPE MORRIS WE WERE BOYS TOGETHER by GEORGE POPE MORRIS |
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