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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ENVY, by LOUIS UNTERMEYER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The willow and the river / ripple with silver speech Last Line: They murmur each to each. Alternate Author Name(s): Lewis, Michael Subject(s): Envy | |||
THE willow and the river Ripple with silver speech, And one refrain forever They murmur each to each: "Brook with the silver gravel, Would that your lot were mine; To wander free, to travel Where greener valleys shine— Strange ventures, fresh revealings, And, at the end—the sea! Brook, with your turns and wheelings, How rich your life must be." "Tree with the golden rustling, Would that I were so blessed, To cease this stumbling, jostling, This feverish unrest. I join the ocean's riot; You stand song-filled—and free! Tree, with your peace and quiet, How rich your life must be." The willow and the river Ripple with silver speech, And one refrain forever They murmur each to each. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT by ALEXANDER POPE WHEN I PERUSE THE CONQUER'D FAME by WALT WHITMAN LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 25. ENVY ACCOMPANIES LOVE by PHILIP AYRES TO A MAID OF THIRTEEN by CHRISTOPHER BANNISTER THE COMET by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES A BIRTHDAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER |
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