Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PINE TREES ON THE MOUNTAIN, by ROSE CRAWFORD PHILLIPS First Line: Silence and solitude, and a dove's low call Last Line: Pine trees of the mountains... Looking up to god! Subject(s): Pine Trees; Trees; Worship | ||||||||
Silence and solitude, and a dove's low call; Deep the purple stillness, brooding over all. Coral-tinted clouds -- over mountain bending; To her nest on its crest, eagle ascending. Silence and solitude, and winding trails From the long distance, coyotes' lonely wails. A bent, old prospector, trudging over the track, Followed by his burro, loaded with a pack. Trudging on with swinging canteen in his hand -- Sleep comes sweet and dreamless -- on a bed of sand. Purple sage and cactus; creatures wild and small -- Pure white light of desert-stars -- gleaming over all. Rocky cliffs -- and caverns human foot never trod -- Pine trees of the mountains... looking up to God! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |
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