Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET TO THE CURLEW, by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Soothed by the murmurs on the sea-beat shore Last Line: And seem the symbol of my present woe. Subject(s): Birds; Curlews; Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
Soothed by the murmurs on the sea-beat shore, His dun-gray plumage floating to the gale, The Curlew blends his melancholy wail, With those hoarse sounds the rushing waters pour -- Like thee, congenial bird! my steps explore The bleak lone sea-breach, or the rocky dale, And shun the orange bower, the myrtle vale, Whose gay luxuriance suits my soul no more. I love the ocean's broad expanse, when dressed In limpid clearness, or when tempests blow; When the smooth currents on its placid breast Flow calm as my past moments used to flow; Or, when its troubled waves refuse to rest, And seem the symbol of my present woe. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS SONNET TO HOPE by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS SONNET TO THE MOON by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS A FAREWELL, FOR TWO YEARS, TO ENGLAND; A POEM, SELECTION by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS |
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