Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEA POPPIES, by HILDA DOOLITTLE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Amber husk Last Line: As your bright leaf? Alternate Author Name(s): H. D.; Aldington, Richard, Mrs. Subject(s): Bible; Poppies | ||||||||
Amber husk fluted with gold, fruit on the sand marked with a rich grain, treasure spilled near the shrub-pines to bleach on the boulders: your stalk has caught root among wet pebbles and drift flung by the sea and grated shells and split conch-shells. Beautiful, wide-spread, fire upon leaf, what meadow yields so fragrant a leaf as your bright leaf? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NINE BLACK POPPIES FOR CHAC by NORMAN DUBIE SAINTS' POPPIES by DAVID BAKER POPPIES IN THE WHEAT by HELEN MARIA HUNT FISKE JACKSON POPPIES IN JULY by SYLVIA PLATH |
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