Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WOOD FIRES, by GERTRUDE PERRY STANTON First Line: Within the fireplace the flames leap high Last Line: A spirit of content and reverent praise. Subject(s): Fireplaces | ||||||||
Within the fireplace the flames leap high; Sparks crackle in a meteoric flight, Then dwindle to a pale and mellow light -- Soft radiance even where the shadows lie; For every lovely thing the tree has known, -- Stanch hickory, or gnarly apple bough, Treasured through years, is liberated now: Bright sunsets, clover ready to be mown; The flash of lightning, glow of stars serene; The opalescent hues of morning skies, Leaves gaily colored when the summer dies, The tinge of purple in far mountains seen; The strength and courage bred in hours of storm, -- Peace, stored through long and warmly sunlit days; A spirit of content and reverent praise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VIERZIDE CHAIRS by WILLIAM BARNES HEARTH SONG by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD: 8. THE FIRESIDE by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH THE COAL-FIRE by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH FIRESIDE DREAMS by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY THE OPEN FIRE by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST A WINTER-EVENING HYMN TO MY FIRE by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A CHARM; FOR OUR NEW FIREPLACE TO STOP ITS SMOKING by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY PSALM 104: THE MAJESTY AND MERCY OF GOD by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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