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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DOWN-HILL ON A BICYCLE, by LOUIS UNTERMEYER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The rolling earth stops Last Line: God, that were life! Alternate Author Name(s): Lewis, Michael Subject(s): Climbing; Earth; Life; World | |||
THE rolling earth stops As I climb to the summit, Then like a plummet It suddenly drops... Down, down I go— Past rippling acres; Hillsides like breakers Over me flow. Wildly alive I hail the green shimmer, Fresh as a swimmer After the dive. Like banners unfurled The skies dip and flourish— The keen breezes nourish, While the bright world Is a ribbon unrolled With a border of grasses; And tansies are masses And splotches of gold. Still I whirl on— Startled, a sparrow Darts from the yarrow, Flash—and is gone... Faster the gleams Die as they dazzle— And roadsides of basil Turn to pink streams. Sharp as a knife Is each perfume and color... To feel nothing duller— God, that were Life! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS GEOMETAPHYSICS by MARGARET AVISON NIAGARA by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN I SEE CHILE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR by AGHA SHAHID ALI WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL THE EARTH IS A LIVING THING by LUCILLE CLIFTON A BIRTHDAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER |
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