Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN AN OLD BARN, by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS Poet's Biography First Line: Tons upon tons the brown-green fragrant hay Last Line: In day-long contemplation of their dreams. Subject(s): Animals; Barns | ||||||||
Tons upon tons the brown-green fragrant hay O'erbrims the mows beyond the time-warped eaves, Up to the rafters where the spider weaves, Though few flies wander his secluded way. Through a high chink one lonely golden ray, Wherein the dust is dancing, slants unstirred. In the dry hush some rustlings light are heard, Of winter-hidden mice at furtive play. Far down, the cattle in their shadowed stalls, Nose-deep in clover fodder's meadowy scent, Forget the snows that whelm their pasture streams, The frost that bites the world beyond their walls. Warm housed, they dream of summer, well content In day-long contemplation of their dreams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD BARN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOGS by ROBERT FROST THE HAYLOFT by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON LOFT AT NIGHT by VIRGINIA ABEL THE BARN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN DARK LOVELY FRUIT by HELEN BRYANT THE OLD BARN by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN BROOKLYN BRIDGE by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS |
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