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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE OAKS OF GLENCREE, by JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE Poet's Biography
First Line: My arms are round you, and I lean
Last Line: With worms eternally.
Alternate Author Name(s): Synge, J. M.
Subject(s): Oak Trees
First Line: My arms are round you, and I lean
Last Line: With worms eternally.
Alternate Author Name(s): Synge, J. M.
Subject(s): Oak Trees
My arms are round you, and I lean
Against you, while the lark
Sings over us, and golden lights, and green
Shadows are on your bark.
There'll come a season when you'll stretch
Black boards to cover me;
Then in Mount Jerome I will lie, poor wretch,
With worms eternally.
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