Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 49, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography First Line: I was a reed in the stilly stream Last Line: Heigh-lo. Subject(s): Nature | ||||||||
I was a reed in the stilly stream, Heigh-ho! And thou my fellow of moveless dream, Heigh-lo. Hardly a word the river said, As there we bowed him a listless head: Only the yellowbird pierced the noon; And summer died to a drowsier swoon, Till the little wind of night came by, With the little stars in the lonely sky, And the little leaves that only stir, When shiest wood-fellows confer. It shook the stars in their purple sphere, And laid a frost on the lips of fear. It woke our slumbering desire, As a breath that blows a mellow fire, And the thrill that made the forest start, Was a little sigh from our happy heart. This is the story of the world, Heigh-ho! This is the glory of the world, Heigh-lo. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTERRUPTED MEDITATION by ROBERT HASS TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN LET US GATHER IN A FLOURISHING WAY by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB BREADTH. CIRCLE. DESERT. MONARCH. MONTH. WISDOM by JOHN HOLLANDER VARIATIONS: 16 by CONRAD AIKEN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN |
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