Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER FOR SPRING, by MARGARET ELLIOTT First Line: I want to know the joy once more Last Line: So godlet me see one more spring. Subject(s): Happiness; Spring; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
I want to know the joy once more, Of watching snowdrifts melt From round about my door. Once more to see the first green blades Pierce as a sword, the dark earth's crust; And see the leaves tinge branches bare With softest green; and maples, budding red. To see the forsythia's golden bells, Which seem to ring as chimes, and tell The children, and all passersby" 'Tis spring, Today you'll see the swallows fly." All these I've seen for many a year, And yet, at times I almost fear I've missed perhaps some lovely thing; So Godlet me see one more spring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL LIFE'S PATTERNS by MARGARET ELLIOTT |
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