Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ICE-BOUND, by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON Poet's Biography First Line: I can not make you songs for winter singing Last Line: And silent. Subject(s): Happiness; Hearts; Love; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
I CAN not make you songs for winter singing: The dark trees lifting stark limbs Up to chilly skies Are not more barren than my heart My heart that in the lush warm flush of autumn Gave prodigally of love and zest of living But youth and joy Danced on across the far blue hills With autumn; Now through bleak days I huddle meek And silent. | 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 CHANT OF MY BELOVED by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON |
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