Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OUR FAMILY TREE; ON THE DEATH OF MY SISTER CECILIA, by JOSEPH CEPHAS HOLLY Poet's Biography First Line: Our family tree is in the sear Last Line: Our names shine bright as day. Subject(s): Death; Family Life; Sisters; Dead, The; Relatives | ||||||||
Our family tree is in the sear And yellow leaf of life; Branch after branch, year after year, Yields to death's pruning knife. First, youngest born, as if 'twere meet, The sacrifice should be, "The last of earth," the first to meet Th' unknown eternity. 'Twas God who gave, 'twas He who took, His voice let us obey, So that in his eternal book, Our names shine bright as day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES LIZARDS AND SNAKES by ANTHONY HECHT THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND EYES: I LOVE by LYN HEJINIAN CHILD ON THE MARSH by ANDREW HUDGINS MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS PLAYING DEAD by ANDREW HUDGINS THE GLASS HAMMER by ANDREW HUDGINS INSECT LIFE OF FLORIDA by LYNDA HULL A WREATH OF HOLLY by JOSEPH CEPHAS HOLLY |
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