Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LESSONS FROM THE GORSE, by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Mountain gorses, ever-golden Last Line: Drops be on our cheeks -- o world, they are not tears but dew. Subject(s): Gorse | ||||||||
I MOUNTAIN gorses, ever-golden, Cankered not the whole year long! Do ye teach us to be strong, Howsoever pricked and holden Like your thorny blooms, and so Trodden on by rain and snow, Up the hill-side of this life, as bleak as where ye grow? II Mountain blossoms, shining blossoms, Do ye teach us to be glad When no summer can be had, Blooming in our inward bosoms? Ye, whom God preserveth still, Set as lights upon a hill, Tokens to the wintry earth that Beauty liveth still! III Mountain gorses, do ye teach us From that academic chair Canopied with azure air, That the wisest word man reaches Is the humblest he can speak? Ye, who live on mountain peak, Yet live low along the ground, beside the grasses meek! IV Mountain gorses, since Linnaeus Knelt beside you on the sod, For your beauty thanking God, -- For your teaching, ye should see us Bowing in prostration new! Whence arisen, -- if one or two Drops be on our cheeks -- O world, they are not tears but dew. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A COURT LADY by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A MAN'S REQUIREMENTS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A PORTRAIT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A VIEW ACROSS THE ROMAN CAMPAGNA by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A WOMAN'S SHORTCOMINGS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING BERTHA IN THE LANE by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING BIANCA AMONG THE NIGHTINGALES by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING CATARINA TO CAMOENS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING COMFORT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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