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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DISCOVERY, by RUTH AUGHILTREE First Line: All the long day they hunted for their sheep Last Line: Not sheep -- but palaces enchanted, tower on tower. Subject(s): Sheep | |||
All the long day they hunted for their sheep, All the long night through their uneasy sleep They strained to catch the faintest little call Where no call was, save wind and waterfall Sounding and singing through their dreams till dawn. Trackless the waste by which they climbed, a place Where never footfall could have left its trace, Yet still they climbed, still searching, searching on, For their lost flock had passed that way and gone Up to the heights above the Mesa wall. The faintest tinkle of a tiny bell, The faintest crying -- tokens these that tell Of some small lamb fallen beside the trail. Around the cliff they pushed, they could not fail To find at last those wandering sheep they sought. The sun had set. Far in the velvet sky Hung low the evening star. Water fell close by, And once again they heard the little bell; around The last long corner peered in hope, and found Not sheep -- but palaces enchanted, tower on tower. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SHEEP IN THE RUINS by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE BLIND SHEEP by RANDALL JARRELL MATANZA TO WELCOME SPRING by JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON A CHILD'S PET by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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