Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PSYCHOMETRIST, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: I listened to a man, and he Last Line: Stones shall sing in ecstasy! Subject(s): Linnets; Stones; Granite; Rocks | ||||||||
I listened to a man, and he Had no word to say to me: Then unto a stone I bowed, And it spoke to me aloud. -- The force that bindeth me so long, Once sang in the linnet's song; Now upon the ground I lie, While the centuries go by! -- Linnets shall for joy atone And be fastened into stone; While, upon the waving tree, Stones shall sing in ecstasy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STONE'S SECRET by MARGARET AVISON CONTRA MORTEM: THE STONE by HAYDEN CARRUTH NAMING FOR LOVE by HAYDEN CARRUTH OF THE STONES OF THE PLACE by ROBERT FROST THE EYE IN THE ROCK by JOHN HAINES THE HEAD ON THE TABLE by JOHN HAINES |
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