Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TREES, by HANIEL (CLARK) LONG Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Since I became a caliph I have known Last Line: We yawn, and plead the heaviness of state. Subject(s): Trees | ||||||||
Since I became a caliph I have known No councillors so prudent as the trees. When I walk forth I never go alone, And they are with me when I take my ease. We spend the night in revelry and song; By day we wag our beards and sit sedate. If rash intruder question us too long, We yawn, and plead the heaviness of state. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIBING TREES by ROBERT HASS THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MIDNIGHT EDEN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN REFLECTION OF THE WOOD by LEONIE ADAMS THE LIFE OF TREES by DORIANNE LAUX |
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