Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LYRIC, by ALICE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou givest, lord, to nature law Last Line: Forbid it by thy love. Subject(s): Nature | ||||||||
THOU givest, Lord, to Nature law, And she in turn doth give Her poorest flower a right to draw Whate'er she needs to live. The dews upon her forehead fall, The sunbeams round her lean, And dress her humble form with all The glory of a queen. In thickets wild, in woodland bowers, By waysides, everywhere, The plainest flower of all the flowers Is shining with thy care. And shall I, through my fear and doubt, Be less than one of these, And come from seeking thee without By blessed influences? Thou who hast crowned my life with powers So large, -- so high above The fairest flower of all the flowers, -- Forbid it by thy love. | 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 SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY |
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