Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FLAME-TREE (NEW SOUTH WALES), by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: For miles the illawarra range Last Line: That wander not nor reach up higher. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Australia; Pacific Ocean | ||||||||
For miles the Illawarra range Runs level with Pacific seas: What glory when the morning breeze Upon its slopes doth shift and change Deep pink and crimson hues, till all The leagues-long distance seems a wall Of swift uncurling flames of fire That wander not nor reach up higher. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BREACHING THE ROCK by MADELINE DEFREES THE PURCHASE by CLARENCE MAJOR STARING AT THE PACIFIC, AND SWIMMING IN IT by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER PACIFIC BEACH by KENNETH REXROTH PRAYER TO THE PACIFIC by LESLIE MARMON SILKO SWIMMING IN THE PACIFIC by ROBERT PENN WARREN BY THE PACIFIC by HERBERT BASHFORD |
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