Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POPLAR: 1, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poet's Biography First Line: The blinding sky's unkind Last Line: But the poplar hath her fill. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Poplar Trees; Wind | ||||||||
THE blinding sky's unkind, The day has dust and glare, The Poplar keeps the wind In her cage of light and air, Makes of her leaves a snare To keep the wind confined; All in the breathless glare The Poplar holds the wind. Oh, cool and beautiful Her leaves of silver-grey Hang in the wind so cool In the blind and breathless day! Turn in the wind at play, Fresh as a little pool That in the forest grey Holds silver fins and cool. All other trees are still, The oak, the elm, and the beech, But the Poplar hath her fill Of soft and gracious speech. The winds are out of reach Beyond the sea and the hill For the oak, and elm, and beech, But the Poplar hath her fill. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN OH IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUTSIDE by LARRY EIGNER |
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