Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JORDAN (1), by GEORGE HERBERT Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Who says that fictions only and false hair Last Line: Who plainly say, my god, my king. Subject(s): Jordan River; Truth; Worship | ||||||||
Who says that fictions only and false hair Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty? Is all good structure in a winding stair? May no lines pass, except they do their duty Not to a true, but painted chair? Is it no verse, except enchanted groves And sudden arbors shadow coarse-spun lines? Must purling streams refresh a lover's loves? Must all be veiled while he that reads, divines, Catching the sense at two removes? Shepherds are honest people; let them sing: Riddle who list, for me, and pull for prime: I envy no man's nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA A DIALOGUE ANTHEM by GEORGE HERBERT |
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