Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EIN FICHTENBAUM STEHT EINSAM, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: A pine-tree standeth lonely Last Line: On its ridge of burning stone. Subject(s): Mourning; Pine Trees; Solitude; Trees; Bereavement; Loneliness | ||||||||
A pine-tree standeth lonely In the North on an upland bare; It standeth whitely shrouded With snow, and sleepeth there. It dreameth of a Palm Tree Which far in the East alone, In mournful silence standeth On its ridge of burning stone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES |
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