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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FLAMES, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I watched a log in the fire-place burning Last Line: That life so freely gave to me. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Fire | |||
I watched a log in the fire-place burning, Wrapped in flame like a winding sheet, Giving again with splendid largesse The sun's long gift of treasured heat. Giving again in the fire's low music The sound of wind on an autumn night, And the gold of many a summer sunrise Garnered and given out in light. I watched a log in the fire-place burning -- Oh if I too could only be Sure to give back the love and laughter That life so freely gave to me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WRITTEN TO A YOUNG LADY by MAURICE BARING OUR DRIFTWOOD FIRE by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE NIGHT FIRE by CLAUDE MCKAY WATER, WINTER, FIRE by MARVIN BELL THE LITTLE FIRE IN THE WOODS by HAYDEN CARRUTH SAMSON PREDICTS FROM GAZA THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE by LUCILLE CLIFTON ALADDIN LAMP by MADELINE DEFREES |
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