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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HISTORY, by HANIEL (CLARK) LONG Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The massif of the dahlias lay between
Last Line: Under the coming storm.
Subject(s): History; Storms; Time; Historians
First Line: The massif of the dahlias lay between
Last Line: Under the coming storm.
Subject(s): History; Storms; Time; Historians
The massif of the dahlias lay between
The doorstep and the trees.
The sky sent white veins through the stems
Like wildfire through a frieze.
For centuries the city had seen war,
And victory, and flight: --
But the acacias were beautiful
In the lightning, tonight.
I shall forget the city's history,
But not how veined and warm
The presence was which walked our garden-paths
Under the coming storm.
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