Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A BIRCH TREE, by KENNETH SLADE ALLING First Line: Lay hold upon the earth and thrust Last Line: Air round you: -- double, your delight. Subject(s): Birch Trees; Trees | ||||||||
Lay hold upon the earth and thrust Your roots into the darkened dust. As thin rains keep your green leaves green So worms will wind your tendrils clean And fibers firmly housed in clay, More fabulous than the house of day. Your airy limbs lift to the sun: Your roots in pungent darkness run. Beneath, rich darkness and the bright Air round you: -- double, your delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIBING TREES by ROBERT HASS THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MIDNIGHT EDEN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN REFLECTION OF THE WOOD by LEONIE ADAMS THE LIFE OF TREES by DORIANNE LAUX A PRESENCE by KENNETH SLADE ALLING |
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