Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FIR TREE, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: A fir tree stands so lonely Last Line: On a burning cliff must stand. Subject(s): Fir Trees; Trees | ||||||||
A fir-tree stands so lonely On barren northern height. Drowsy it grows; the snowdrift Has wrought it a mantle white. It dreams of a distant palm-tree, That in some eastern land Alone, in silence mourning, On a burning cliff must stand. | 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 |
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