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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EASTER ISLAND, by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: There lies a lone isle in the tropic seas Last Line: Looking towards heaven, yet seeing no more than they. Alternate Author Name(s): Scott, F. G. Subject(s): Easter Island | |||
There lies a lone isle in the tropic seas, A mountain isle, with beaches shining white, Where soft stars smile upon its sleep by night, And every noonday fans it with a breeze. Here on a cliff, carved upward from the knees, Three uncouth statues of gigantic height, Upon whose brows the circling sea-birds light, Stare out to ocean over the tall trees. For ever gaze they at the sea and sky, For ever hear the thunder of the main, For ever watch the ages die away; And ever round them rings the phantom cry Of some lost race that died in human pain, Looking towards heaven, yet seeing no more than they. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEHAVIOR OF MIRRORS ON EASTER ISLAND by JULIO CORTAZAR EASTER ISLAND: THE STATUES SPEAK by PETER DAVISON BAD ISLAND -- EASTER by ROBERT FROST EASTER ISLAND by RICHARD LEON SPAIN EASTER ISLAND by MILES WAGGENER VAN ELSEN by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT CRUCIFIXION by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT KNOWLEDGE by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT REQUIESCANT by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT |
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