Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BRANDON, by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Born on the breast of the prairie Last Line: Nations will nurse at her storehouse, and god gives her grain for wage. Alternate Author Name(s): Tekahionwake Subject(s): Poverty; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes | ||||||||
ACROSTIC BORN on the breast of the prairie, she smiles to her sirethe sun, Robed in the wealth of her wheat-lands, gift of her mothering soil, Affluence knocks at her gateways, opulence waits to be won. Nuggets of gold are her acres, yielding and yellow with spoil, Dream of the hungry millions, dawn of the food-filled age, Over the starving tale of want her fingers have turned the page; Nations will nurse at her storehouse, and God gives her grain for wage. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL LIFE IN A LIFE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 3. A HAIRPIN TURN ABOVE READING, JAMAICA by WILLIAM MATTHEWS IMAGINE YOURSELF by EVE MERRIAM THE PROPHET by LUCILLE CLIFTON I AM FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD' by KENNETH REXROTH LAST VISIT TO THE SWIMMING POOL SOVIETS by KENNETH REXROTH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AS A YOUNG ANARCHIST by KENNETH REXROTH A CRY FROM AN INDIAN WIFE by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON |
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