Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PLACE I KNOW, by CLINTON SCOLLARD Poet's Biography First Line: There is a place I know Last Line: It is a place of dreams. Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares | ||||||||
There is a place I know, A plot of turfy ground, Where amber waters flow With an ebullient sound; And yet despite their noise That never seems to cease, It is a place of joys, It is a place of peace. The air is clear and thin; It has the tang of wine; The sunlight filters in Through braided boughs of pine. A casual dragon-fly Will tilt then disappear; A butterfly flit by And dart and dip and veer. And there are banks above, With copses either side, Where mating birds make love From dawn to even-tide; Outstretched upon the moss In this dear place I know, I watch them flit across, The wren and vireo. When I would flee the rout Of cares that will intrude, Then I alone seek out This sylvan solitude; Therein I may divest My soul of sordid schemes; It is a place of rest; It is a place of dreams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN VARIATIONS: 18 by CONRAD AIKEN LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW A DREAM OF GAMES by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GIVE YOUR WISH LIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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