Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TREES, by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK First Line: Oldest of friends, the trees! Last Line: The trees! Subject(s): Trees | ||||||||
Oldest of friends, the trees! Ere fire came, or iron, Or the shimmering corn; When the earth mist was dank, Ere the promise of dawn, From the slime, from the muck The trees! Nearest of friends, the trees! They shield us from storm And brighten our hearths; They bring to our tables The autumn's fine gold; They carol our joys And sing to our griefs. They cradle our young And coffin our dead The trees! Truest of friends, the trees! Men wander far At a word or a nod; Life is a grief, Love is a chance, Faith stumbles oft, Joy is soon past. Oldest of friends, Nearest of friends, Truest of friends, The trees! | 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 ABRAHAM LINCOLN by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK |
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