Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPRING, by CHARLES R. MURPHY First Line: Trees have a gesture of departure Last Line: For rooted souls. Subject(s): Spring | ||||||||
Trees have a gesture of departure, Yet forever stay; Into what eager land they'd travel No man may say. In the spring they stand on tip-toe; Yet, self-willed, remain In autumn to let earthward Their hopes like rain. Yet forever a new spring cometh, And their muteness swells To the voice of one long risen For long farewells; Who with steps of eternal patience, In eternal quest, Would venture a truth too lofty To be expressed; Whose heart at times is burdened, When no dream consoles, With a heritage too mighty For rooted souls. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD ALL THINGS FLOW by CHARLES R. MURPHY |
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