Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PHOTOGRAPH ON THE RED GOLD; JERSEY, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: About the knoll the airs blew fresh and brisk Last Line: Bless all its bliss, and keep its pleasures pure! Subject(s): Jersey, Channel Island; Photography & Photographers | ||||||||
About the knoll the airs blew fresh and brisk, And, musing as I sat, I held my watch Upon my open palm; its smooth bright disk Was uppermost, and so it came to catch, And dwarf, the figure of a waving tree, Backed by the West. A tiny sunshine peeped About a tiny elm, - and both were steeped In royal metal, flaming ruddily: How lovely was that vision to behold! How passing sweet that fairy miniature, That streamed and flickered o'er the burning gold! God of small things and great! do Thou ensure Thy gift of sight, till all my days are told, Bless all its bliss, and keep its pleasures pure! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VISIT WITH AN OLD MODEL AT NORWOOD by SCOTT HIGHTOWER PHOTO OF A MAN ON SUNSET DRIVE: 1914, 2008 by RICHARD BLANCO ALL OF US BENEATH RED COWBOY HATS by ANDREW HUDGINS TO THE RETURNED GIRLS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS UPON SEEING AN ULTRASOUND PHOTO OF AN UNBORN CHILD by THOMAS LUX FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 2. JAMAICANS POSING TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED by WILLIAM MATTHEWS PHOTO OF THE AUTHOR WITH A FAVORITE PIG by WILLIAM MATTHEWS HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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