Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEQUENCE: 4, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In the woods the low red bridge Last Line: Flowing then and still. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Death; Drowning; Water; Dead, The | ||||||||
In the woods the low red bridge, under it and above the flowing water, spiders roost in girder's rust and scale, flaking to touch. Swift clear water. Soiled sand, slippery green moss on rock face. From the red bridge, years back he dove into an eddy catching the river's backward bend and swirl, wishing not to swim on or in as a duck and fish but to be the water herself, flowing then and still. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND THE IDEA OF BALANCE IS TO BE FOUND IN HERONS AND LOONS by JAMES HARRISON |
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