Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OURS, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here where of old was heard Last Line: "our watterson!" Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Honor; Sea; Travel; Ocean; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
READ AT A BANQUET IN HONOR OF HENRY WATTERSON, UPON HIS DEPARTURE FOR SPAIN HERE where of old was heard The ringing, singing word That orator and bard Alike set free To soar, through heights profound, Our land's remotest bound, Till all is holy ground From sea to sea -- Here still, with voice and pen, ONE cheers the hopes of men And gives us faith again -- This gifted one We hold here as the guest Most honored -- loved the best -- Wisest and worthiest -- Our Watterson. His spirit is the Seer's -- For, though he sees and hears Through human doubts and fears, His heart is one With Earth's and the Divine -- With his home-hearts -- and mine -- And the child's heart is thine, Our Watterson! Give us to touch and praise His worth in subtlest ways, Lest even our fondest gaze He fain would shun -- Laugh, though a mist appears -- The glad wine salt with tears -- Laugh, as we drain it -- "Here's Our Watterson!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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