Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GREEN CORNFIELD, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI



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First Line: The earth was green, the sky was blue
Last Line: And listened longer than I did.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Birds; Fields; Larks; Pastures; Meadows; Leas; Skylarks


The earth was green, the sky was blue:
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn;
A stage below, in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on the wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank and soared to sing.
The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks;
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks.
And as I paused to hear his song
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.







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