Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PROMISE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Through the moil and the gloom they have issued Last Line: The gleam of a bright morning star! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Hope; Optimism | ||||||||
Through the moil and the gloom they have issued To the steps of the upwinding hill, Where the sweet, dulcet pipes of tomorrow In their preluding rhapsodies trill. With a thud comes a stir in the bosom, As there steals on the sight from afar, Through a break of a cloud's coiling shadow The gleam of a bright morning star! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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