Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAND GOD FORGOT, by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Last Line: Thy heart's abysmal loneliness. Subject(s): Yukon Territory | ||||||||
The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Down valleys dreadly desolate; The lordly mountains soar in scorn As still as death, as stern as fate. The lonely sunsets flame and die; The giant valleys gulp the night; The monster mountains scrape the sky, Where eager stars are diamond-bright. So gaunt against the gibbous moon, Piercing the silence velvet-piled, A lone wolf howls his ancient rune -- The fell arch-spirit of the Wild. O outcast land! O leper land! Let the lone wolf-cry all express The hate insensate of thy hand, Thy heart's abysmal loneliness. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HEART OF THE SOURDOUGH by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE LAW OF THE YUKON by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE LOW-DOWN WHITE by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE PROSPECTOR by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE SHOOTING OF DAN MCGREW by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE SPELL OF THE YUKON by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE TRAMPS by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE OVER THE CHILKOOT TRAIL by LISA D. CHAVEZ THE YUKON'S SONG OF THE GOLD by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL CLANCY OF THE MOUNTED POLICE by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE |
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