Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROBERT BURNS WILSON, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What intuition named thee? Last Line: Than any joy of all the glory there. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Daisies; Flowers; Happiness; Soul; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
WHAT intuition named thee? -- Through what thrill Of the awed soul came the command divine Into the mother-heart, foretelling thine Should palpitate with his whose raptures will Sing on while daisies bloom and lavrocks trill Their undulating ways up through the fine Fair mists of heavenly reaches? Thy pure line Falls as the dew of anthems, quiring still The sweeter since the Scottish singer raised His voice therein, and, quit of every stress Of earthly ache and longing and despair, Knew certainly each simple thing he praised Was no less worthy, for its lowliness, Than any joy of all the glory There. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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