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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REDWOODS AT REDWAY, by DAISIE E. B. ROBINSON First Line: At redway, lies a massive, fallen tree Last Line: Until eternity . . . And never die. Subject(s): Sequoia Trees; Redwoods | |||
At Redway, lies a massive, fallen tree; For centuries it patiently had stood A mighty monarch in this neighborhood Of great Sequoias in a colony. Alive, half-buried, in black, leafy-mold, Crushed there, long spent, it thrust forth a new shoot Which thrived, and burrowing spread sturdy root Beneath the mother-tree's encircling hold. When Redwoods crash to earth, ere their demise, From out gigantic trunks, on forest loam, Trees start anew. From timbered hosts arise A stately ship. The rafters of a home. In dense woods here, a mired log may lie Until eternity . . . and never die. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SUMMIT REDWOOD by ROBINSON JEFFERS FOR ALICE WALKER (A SUMMERTIME TANKA) by JUNE JORDAN AMONG THE REDWOODS by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL TO A REDWOOD TREE by PHILIP H. DODGE GIANT TREE by LUCILE LE CLERCQ |
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