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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRIMAVERA, THE BREATH OF SPRING, by WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING (1817-1901) Poet's Biography First Line: With the rush and whirl of the fleet wild brook Alternate Author Name(s): Channing Ii, William Ellery Subject(s): Transcendentalism | |||
WITH the rush and whirl of the fleet wild brook, And the leap of the deer thro' the deep wild wood, And the eyes of the flowers with that gentle look That shines in the hearts of the truly good, Dost thou refresh my weary mood. And chantest thy hymn in the forest old, Where the buds of the trees and their hearts of fire Start to the song of thy harps of gold As the maiden with a timid desire At the thrill of her love's soft lyre. Thou passest thy hand o'er the yellow fields With a light caress like a mother's smile, And the bright, soft grass to thy impulse yields The green of its life that has slept the while; Sweet Spring! Thou knowest many a wile. And joyfully, Spring, I welcome thee down To the heavy hearts of my fellow-men; To the windows dark of the thick-built town, And the scholar who sits with his tiresome pen, In the shadow of his den. Frolic, sweet flowers, along the wall- side, Along the roadway where the foot-path goes, And, ferns, in the pines where the rivers glide, Be as cheerful as where the musk-rose blows, And gay as a child each thing that grows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY MIRA CAN'T GO BACK TO HER OLD HOUSE by MIRABAI MY LIFE by HENRY DAVID THOREAU RUMORS FROM AN AEOLIAN HARP by HENRY DAVID THOREAU ODE TO A BUTTERFLY by THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON THE HEART'S CURE by ELLEN STURGIS HOOPER THE HOUSE OF REST by JULIA WARD HOWE SONNET: 8. TO M. W., ON HER BIRTHDAY by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL HYMN OF THE EARTH by WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING (1817-1901) |
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