Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SEASONS, by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY Poet's Biography First Line: Spring's first flowerets, fair and white Last Line: He lingers through life's dull decay! Subject(s): Aging; Seasons; Time | ||||||||
SPRING'S first flowerets, fair and white, Summer roses, sweet and fair, Crystal streamlets, flashing bright, Fervent heat and gentle air, All have vanish'd like a dream! Winter, now, is close at hand, Dark and sluggish flows the stream, Bare and brown the forests stand! Thus upon the heart of man, O'er his spirit's generous rage, Towards the close of Life's short span, Falls the blighting frost of age; Youth's gay fancies all have flown, Summer's flowers all passed away, Weary, sad, dejected, lone, He lingers through Life's dull decay! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND ABSENCE by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY AN HOUR WITH FANCY by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY ASPIRATIONS TO THE INFINITE; ADDRESSED TO A FRIEND by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY |
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