Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEWARK: 1666, by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL First Line: Sunset on the hills; with dark below Last Line: Thro' urgent years, the passaic knows. Subject(s): Newark, New Jersey | ||||||||
Sunset on the hills; with dark below, The wooded slopes. The evening glow Blinds where the river-flood runs wide, Lifts pink and pearl from the other side; And the woods run down to the splendid stain Of the river-brim to live again. One lone canoe drifts idly by With the sure stroke sweeping back fitfully, Presaging portents dire and black From the tangled reaches of Hackensack. The slopes stand bare on the darker side Where the clearing spreads, brave, clean and wide, And the timbers pile in close redoubt Near where the home-lights twinkle out. The new post held, the new vows sworn In the old, old faithand the town is born. How the spirit kindles, how greatly goes Thro' urgent years, the Passaic knows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NEWARK: 1766 by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL THE CITY OF HERITAGE by ANNA BLAKE MEZQUIDA PORT NEWARK TERMINAL by EDWARD STEVENS RANKIN NEWARK'S MORNING SONG by LEONARD HARMON ROBBINS THE BALLAD OF SETH BOYDEN'S GIFT by ALICE READE ROUSE NEWARK AND PHILIP KEARNY by CLINTON SCOLLARD THE SMITHY OF GOD by CLEMENT WOOD COMING HOME by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL CONVOY by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL |
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