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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOAD OF SUGAR-CANE, by WALLACE STEVENS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The going of the glade-boat Subject(s): Boats; Sugar | |||
The going of the glade-boat The going of the glade-boat Is like water flowing; Is like water flowing; Like water flowing Like water flowing Through the green saw-grass, Through the green saw-grass, Under the rainbows; Under the rainbows; Under the rainbows Under the rainbows That are like birds, That are like birds, Turning, bedizened, Turning, bedizened, While the wind still whistles While the wind still whistles As kildeer do, As kildeer do, When they rise When they rise At the red turban At the red turban Of the boatman. Of the boatman. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHAT SHE CRAVED by MARGE PIERCY DOVECOTT MILL: 4. SUGAR-MAKING by PHOEBE CARY THE SUGAR-CANE: THE SHAME OF FRANCE by JAMES GRAINGER MAPLE-SUGAR SONG by LEW SARETT DOWN WITH MONEY EXCHANGE by CARLOS GERMAN BELLI SUGAR CANE MAN by FAUSTIN CHARLES |
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