THE BREAKERS One by one the white cohorts advance; Restive before the ocean's cool command; Checked at last they take their ordered stand; Magnificent as far as eye can reach: The white battalions that parade the beach. THE BEACH The beach is like a glorious girl today; Exotic beauty of a foreign race; Sensuous eyed and conscious of her grace; Undulating—every movement flashes Rainbow color of her shawl and sashes. THE MOUNTAINS Like sentinels, dark cloaked duennas stand, Veiling their pride behind a mist of tears. Purple-shadowed heartbreak and white-locked years Stand them apart from her who dances there, In the sun, with garlands in her hair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLOWER GUIDANCE by ROBERT FROST THE BLACK RUNNER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON BEFORE A PAINTING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LIKE A BULRUSH by MARIANNE MOORE TO THE PEACOCK OF FRANCE by MARIANNE MOORE ON AN UNFINISHED STATUE BY MICHAEL ANGELO by GEORGE SANTAYANA |