Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG IN THE DELL, by CHARLES EDWARD CARRYL Poet's Biography First Line: I know a way / of hearing what the larks and linnets say Last Line: About my head upon a sultry day. Subject(s): Nature | ||||||||
I KNOW a way Of hearing what the larks and linnets say: The larks tell of the sunshine and the sky; The linnets from the hedges make reply, And boast of hidden nests with mocking lay. I know a way Of keeping near the rabbits at their play: They tell me of the cool and shady nooks Where waterfalls disturb the placid brooks That I may go and frolic in the spray. I know a way Of catching dewdrops on a night in May, And threading them upon a spear of green, That through their sides translucent may be seen The sparkling hue that emeralds display. I know a way Of trapping sunbeams as they nimbly play At hide-and-seek with meadow-grass and flowers, And holding them in store for dreary hours When winds are chill and all the sky is gray. I know a way Of stealing fragrance from the new-mown hay And storing it in flasks of petals made, To scent the air when all the flowers fade And leave the woodland world to sad decay. I know a way Of coaxing snowflakes in their flight to stay So still awhile, that, as they hang in air, I weave them into frosty lace, to wear About my head upon a sultry day. | 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 ROBINSON CRUSOE ['S STORY, OR ISLAND] by CHARLES EDWARD CARRYL |
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