Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUNSHINE, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS First Line: The birds sing sweetly in the trees Last Line: Where grief and pain are found. Subject(s): Happiness; Light; Sun; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
The birds sing sweetly in the trees Where flowers conceal the ground And lend their fragrance to the breeze, While sunshine doth surround; And so do songs break forth from hearts Where God's love doth abound, And lend the sunshine Heaven gives, Where grief and pain are found. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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