Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EASTER FLOWERS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: We are his witnesses; out of the dim Last Line: Stands flooded with light of the new-risen sun! Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Easter; Flowers; Holidays; The Resurrection | ||||||||
We are His witnesses; out of the dim, Dank region of Death we have risen with Him. Back from our sepulchre rolleth the stone, And Spring, the bright Angel, sits smiling thereon. We are His witnesses. See, where we lay The snow that late bound us is folded away; And April, fair Magdalen, weeping anon, Stands flooded with light of the new-risen Sun! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EASTER EVE by FRANCIS WILLIAM BOURDILLON EASTER SUNDAY by LUCILLE CLIFTON GOD SEND EASTER by LUCILLE CLIFTON NOT THE CUCKOLD'S DREAM; FOR SAM PEREIRA by NORMAN DUBIE EASTER HYMN by GEORGE SANTAYANA I DEFINE THE DARKNESS CORRECT: THE FESTIVAL OF THE FRERES LUMIERES by ELENI SIKELIANOS SPANISH EASTER: 1926 by CONRAD AIKEN ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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