For him all Nature had a voice, For him she uttered forth her speech; And he, like David of old, did each day and night New lessons from her teachings learn. All creatures great and small, The broad and mighty ocean, Blue lakes and ponds, winding rivers, Rippling rills and bubbling springs, And even the very ground on which he trod, Spake inspiration to his noble soul. The silent solitude of forests, Its dells and glades, narrow valleys, darkened By towering cliffs and swaying trees, Were frequently by him. Birds, insects, flowers, grass and trees Were companions all his life. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DISMAL MOMENT PASSING by CLARENCE MAJOR A FAREWELL by GEORGE GASCOIGNE PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 17. THE BESTOWER by EDWIN ARNOLD THREE SONNETS WRITTEN IN MID-CHANNEL: 3 by ALFRED AUSTIN THE SONG THAT SHALL ATONE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ANYWHERE OUT OF THE WORLD by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |