Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAIRIE VOICES, by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN First Line: Be these the burden of our runes Last Line: When we essay our winged steeds. Subject(s): Nature; Prairies; Plains | ||||||||
Be these the burden of our runes: Sheer artistry of prairie moons. The fabled Fleece, in golden grain; Staccato music, made of rain. The blithesome gurgle of the rills That slip between the sunlit hills, Where songsters on frail sapplings swing To vocalize the Ides of Spring. Warm, wooing sun, and cleansing wind Tried therapeutics of the mind. The moving curtain of the rains That, bit by bit, obscures the plains Where grateful grasses sweetly raise Their mute encomiums of praise .... All Nature's store-house greets our needs, When we essay our winged steeds. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LEFT-HANDED POEM by JAMES GALVIN NO COMPLAINTS; FOR ROBERT GRENIER by ANSELM HOLLO POINT OF ROCKS, TEXAS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAIRIE HOUSES by BARBARA GUEST AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE PRAIRIES by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT TO MAKE A PRAIRIE by EMILY DICKINSON THE PRAIRIE-GRASS DIVIDING by WALT WHITMAN SYMPHONY OF THE SOIL by EVA K. ANGLESBURG BALLADE OF MID-WINTER NIGHTS by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN |
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