Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WASHINGTON, by VIRGINIA KEATING ORTON First Line: I think if I should die Last Line: Once more to washington. Subject(s): Mountains; Travel; Washington (state); Hills; Downs (great Britain); Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
I think if I should die In some far-distant land, Be it in desert waste, Or sun-warmed flower-dressed strand; My soul would come for just a little while, Before it reached its final home, To walk among the pines once more; To sit upon a mountain place And hear the ocean's roar Beyond the quiet Sound; To call again from peak to peak Of those high hills: To watch the silver salmon play; To hear the little rills Come down the mountain way; I think no matter where I died My soul would come Before it found eternity, Once more to Washington. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING AFTERMATH by VIRGINIA KEATING ORTON |
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