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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEAD LEAVES, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The breaking dead leaves 'neath my feet Last Line: To break of dead leaves in the heart? Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Disappointment; Leaves | |||
The breaking dead leaves 'neath my feet A plaintive melody repeat, Recalling shattered hopes that lie As relics of a bygone sky. Again I thread the mazy past, Back where the mounds are scattered fast— Oh! foolish tears, why do you start, To break of dead leaves in the heart? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LEAF FALLS by MARION LOUISE BLISS THE SHAPE OF LEAVES by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS TWO PICTURES OF A LEAF by MARVIN BELL SO IT'S TODAY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR CONTRA MORTEM: THE LEAVES by HAYDEN CARRUTH I COULD TAKE by HAYDEN CARRUTH OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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