Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PAPS OF DANA, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: The mountains stand, and stare around Last Line: Taught a little modesty! Subject(s): Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) | ||||||||
The mountains stand, and stare around They are far too proud to speak! Altho' they are rooted in the ground, Up they go -- peak after peak, Beyond the tallest house; and still Climbing over tree and hill, Until you'd think they'd never stop Going up, top over top, Into the clouds -- Still I mark That a linnet, thrush or lark, Flying just as high, can sing As if he'd not done anything! I think the mountains ought to be Taught a little modesty! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH GREEN MOUNTAIN IDYL by HAYDEN CARRUTH IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
|