Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILHOUETTES, by IRMA SCOTT LERICHE First Line: An old fir tree with lifted arms Last Line: Stands looking straight to god. Subject(s): Old Age | ||||||||
An old fir tree with lifted arms Of all old trees most blest Stands dark against the sunset glow Upon a high hill's crest. Across the dawn a wild drake flies Seeking his homeward way Motionless beside a pool A heron waits for day. A spray of jessamine against An old brick wall at night, In magic of a summer moon Gleams silver-cool and white. The shadow of a silver birch Lies sculptured on the sod In solemn peace a tall slim spire Stands looking straight to God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT EIGHTY I CHANGE MY VIEW by DAVID IGNATOW FAWN'S FOSTER-MOTHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE DEER LAY DOWN THEIR BONES by ROBINSON JEFFERS OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A WINTER ODE TO THE OLD MEN OF LUMMUS PARK, / MIAMI, FLORIDA by DONALD JUSTICE AFTER A LINE BY JOHN PEALE BISHOP by DONALD JUSTICE TO HER BODY, AGAINST TIME by ROBERT KELLY SONG FROM A COUNTRY FAIR by LEONIE ADAMS FIRS AT DAWN by IRMA SCOTT LERICHE |
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