Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 88, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Now spring comes up the world, sweetheart Last Line: Then glad the whole day through. Subject(s): Spring; Happiness | ||||||||
Now spring comes up the world, sweetheart, What shall we find to do? The hills grow purple in the rain, The sea is gold and blue; The door is open to the sun, The window to the sky; The odor of the cherry bough, A freighted dream, goes by; The spruces tell the southwest wind Where the white windflowers are; The brooks are babbling in the dusk To one great yellow star; In all the April-coloured land, Where glints and murmurs stray, There's not a being that draws breath But will go mad to-day -- Go mad with piercing ecstasy, Afoot, afloat, awing, And wild with all the aching sweet Delirium of spring. Now April fills the world with love, There's not a thing to do But to be happy all night long, Then glad the whole day through. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW THE MIRROR LOOKS THIS MORNING by HICOK. BOB THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE WHY ARE THEY HAPPY PEOPLE? by MAYA ANGELOU CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN |
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