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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTERNOON ON A HILL, by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I will be the gladdest thing Last Line: And then start down! Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs. Subject(s): Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) | |||
I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. I will look at cliffs and clouds With quiet eyes, Watch the wind bow down the grass, And the grass rise. And when lights begin to show Up from the town, I will mark which must be mine, And then start down! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH GREEN MOUNTAIN IDYL by HAYDEN CARRUTH IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH ALMS by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |
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