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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WILLOW BEND AND WEEP, by HERBERT CLARK JOHNSON First Line: Bend willow, willow bend down deep Last Line: Bend down and weep. I have not tears. | |||
Bend willow, willow bend down deep And dip your branches into cold Brown river water and then weep, Weep, willow, for my land-sick soul. Let river tears wash out land grief, Let river water wash wounds made By too much toil without relief While you, willow, stood in the shade. Willow, you owe this much to me, I spared the ax for many years, Your roots are in my land, now, tree Bend down and weep. I have not tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CROSSING A CREEK by HERBERT CLARK JOHNSON ON CALVARY'S LONELY HILL by HERBERT CLARK JOHNSON DRUMS AND BRASS by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON UNTITLED, 1968; FOR MARK ROTHKO by JAMES GALVIN THE RAINY SEASON by CLARENCE MAJOR ENGLAND'S DEAD by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS FIDELIS by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER BAYARD TAYLOR by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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