Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 37, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography First Line: In god's blue garden the flowers are cold Last Line: To the last carnation dusk and shy. Subject(s): Flowers; Love – Nature Of | ||||||||
In God's blue garden the flowers are cold, As you tell them over star by star, Sirius, Algol, pale Altair, Lone Arcturus, and Algebar. In love's red garden the flowers are warm, As I count them over and kiss them by, From the sultry royal rose-red mouth To the last carnation dusk and shy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRY GOING OUT OVER PASTURES by ROBERT BLY AND KNEELING AT THE EDGE OF THE TRANSPARENT SEA I SHALL SHAPE FOR ... by ANNE CARSON THE GLASS ESSAY by ANNE CARSON AMONG MY FRIENDS LOVE IS A GREAT SORROW by ROBERT DUNCAN CHOSEN BY THE LION by LINDA GREGG THE SMALL THING LOVE IS by LINDA GREGG ADVISING MYSELF by PHILIP LEVINE A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN |
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