Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WOOD FIRES, by GERTRUDE PERRY STANTON First Line: Within the fireplace the flames leap high Last Line: A spirit of content and reverent praise. Subject(s): Fireplaces | ||||||||
Within the fireplace the flames leap high; Sparks crackle in a meteoric flight, Then dwindle to a pale and mellow light -- Soft radiance even where the shadows lie; For every lovely thing the tree has known, -- Stanch hickory, or gnarly apple bough, Treasured through years, is liberated now: Bright sunsets, clover ready to be mown; The flash of lightning, glow of stars serene; The opalescent hues of morning skies, Leaves gaily colored when the summer dies, The tinge of purple in far mountains seen; The strength and courage bred in hours of storm, -- Peace, stored through long and warmly sunlit days; A spirit of content and reverent praise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VIERZIDE CHAIRS by WILLIAM BARNES HEARTH SONG by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD: 8. THE FIRESIDE by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH THE COAL-FIRE by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH FIRESIDE DREAMS by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY THE OPEN FIRE by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST A WINTER-EVENING HYMN TO MY FIRE by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A CHARM; FOR OUR NEW FIREPLACE TO STOP ITS SMOKING by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY CLASS SONG (WHICH WILL BE SUNG ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY) by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE LOVER TO THE THAMES OF LONDON TO FAVOUR HIS LADY ... by GEORGE TURBERVILLE |
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