Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INVOCATION TO MOTHER EARTH, by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: O earth! Thy face hath not the grace Last Line: "room, mother, in thy breast!" Alternate Author Name(s): Greenwood, Grace Subject(s): Earth; World | ||||||||
O EARTH! thy face hath not the grace That smiling Heaven did bless, When thou wert "good," and blushing stood In thy young loveliness; And mother dear, the smile and tear In thee are strangely met; Thy joy and woe together flow, -- But, ah, we love thee yet! Thou still art fair, when morn's fresh air Thrills with the lark's sweet song; When Nature seems to wake from dreams, And laugh and dance along; Thou 'rt fair at day, when clouds all gray Fade into glorious blue; When sunny hours fly o'er the flowers, And kiss away the dew. Thou 'rt fair at eve, when skies receive The last smiles of the sun; When through the shades that twilight spreads The stars peep, one by one; Thou 'rt fair at night, when full starlight Streams down upon the sod; When moonlight pale, on hill and dale, Rests like the smile of God. And thou art grand where lakes expand, And mighty rivers roll; Where ocean proud, with threatenings loud, Mocketh at man's control; And grand thou art when lightnings dart, And gleam athwart thy sky; When thunders peal, and forests reel, And storms go sweeping by. We bless thee now, for gifts which thou Hast freely on us shed; For dew and showers, and beauteous flowers, And blue skies overhead; For morn's perfume, and mid-day's bloom, And evening's hour of mirth; For glorious night, for all things bright, We bless thee, Mother Earth! But when long years of care and tears Have come and passed away, The time may be when sadly we Shall turn to thee, and say, -- "We are worn with life, its toils and strife, We long, we pine, for rest; We come, we come, all wearied, home, -- Room, Mother, in thy breast!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS GEOMETAPHYSICS by MARGARET AVISON NIAGARA by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN I SEE CHILE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR by AGHA SHAHID ALI WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL THE EARTH IS A LIVING THING by LUCILLE CLIFTON ARIADNE by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT |
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