Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GLOUCESTER SPRING, by NATHANIEL EVANS First Line: Sequestered from the city's noise Last Line: The world around shall say. Subject(s): Pride; Towns; Self-esteem; Self-respect | ||||||||
Sequestered from the city's noise, Its tumults and fantastic joys, Fair nymphs and swains retire Where Delaware's far-rolling tide Majestic winds by Gloucester's side, Whose shades new joys inspire. There innocence and mirth resort, And round its banks the graces sport -- Young love, delight, and joy; Bright blushing health unlocks his springs, Each grove around its fragrance flings With sweets that never cloy. These are Aurora's rural sweets -- Fresh dew-drops, flowers and green retreats, Perfume, and balmy air. Rise then and greet the new-born day! Rise, fair ones, join the linnet's lay, And Nature's pleasures share! So shall gay health your cheeks adorn With blushes sweeter than the morn And fresh as early day; And then that Gloucester is the place To add to beauty's brightest grace, The world around shall say. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROCK AND HAWK by ROBINSON JEFFERS GODOLPHIN HORNE, WHO WAS CURSED WITH THE SIN OF PRIDE, AND BECAME A BOOT-BLACK by HILAIRE BELLOC PRIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE THIN EDGE OF YOUR PRIDE: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH PRIMER LESSON by CARL SANDBURG HAEC FABULA DOCET by ROBERT FROST VICTIM OF HIMSELF by MARVIN BELL TO RICHARD R. WRIGHT - INSTRUCTOR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ON THE SALE BY AUCTION OF KEATS' LOVE LETTERS by OSCAR WILDE |
|