Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRANSMISSION, by GLADYS CROMWELL Poet's Biography First Line: A shell expressed the verity Last Line: A wing -- a soaring life, I mean. Subject(s): Air; Sea; Sky; Ocean | ||||||||
A SHELL expressed the verity In tones more limpid than the sea, -- Distilled the sea's infinity. A mellow leaf disclosed the true In more than sun's pellucid hue, The sun was tinged in passing through. A wing revealed the sky unseen, Till motion made the air serene, -- A wing -- a soaring life, I mean. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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