Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EAST IN GOLD, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Somehow this world is wonderful at times Last Line: To scream for joy -- they saw the east in gold. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Birds | ||||||||
Somehow this world is wonderful at times, As it has been from early morn in May; Since first I heard the cock-a-doodle-do -- Timekeeper on green farms -- at break of day. Soon after that I heard ten thousand birds, Which made me think an angel brought a bin Of golden grain, and none was scattered yet -- To rouse those birds to make that merry din. I could not sleep again, for such wild cries, And went out early into their green world; And then I saw what set their little tongues To scream for joy -- they saw the East in gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER GLIMPSES OF THE BIRDS by JOHN HOLLANDER AUDUBON EXAMINES A BITTERN by ANDREW HUDGINS DISPATCHES FROM DEVEREUX SLOUGH by MARK JARMAN A COUNTRY LIFE by RANDALL JARRELL CANADIAN WARBLER by GALWAY KINNELL YELLOW BIRD by KENNETH SLADE ALLING THE CRIPPLE by KARLE WILSON BAKER A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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