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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RARE MOMENTS, by CHARLES HENRY PHELPS First Line: Each of us is like balboa: once in all our lives do we Last Line: Rank and tangled vine and jungle block our pathway to the peak. | |||
EACH of us is like Balboa: once in all our lives do we, Gazing from some tropic summit, look upon an unknown sea; But upon the dreary morrow, every way our footsteps seek, Rank and tangled vine and jungle block our pathway to the peak. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ANCHORED TO THE INFINITE by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: EPILOGUE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A DIALOGUE ANTHEM by GEORGE HERBERT THE CROWING OF THE RED COCK by EMMA LAZARUS THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUNE by ALFRED TENNYSON TO A SKYLARK (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF 27 B.C. by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS UNVEILING THE MONUMENT by LEVI BISHOP BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS: BOOK 1. THE FIFTH SONG by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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