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Subject: OIL FIELDS
Matches Found: 5

BEFORE WE MOTHERNAKED FALL, by DYLAN THOMAS    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
Subject(s): Oil Fields; Gold


OIL FIELDS AT NIGHT, by ANNE SOUTHERNE TARDY    Poem Text                    
First Line: The night is dark, but in the east a glow
Last Line: Earth yields her buried treasure, sobbing, sobbing.
Subject(s): Oil Fields


PIONEER: THE VIGNETTE OF AN OIL-FIELD, by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: All day the wagons have gone by
Last Line: With church bells quietly ringing!
Subject(s): Oil Fields; Pioneers


THE OIL FIRE, by GEORGE BOND    Poem Text                    
First Line: The lightning strikes, a sudden blinding flash
Last Line: Is smouldering ruin, shriveled, seared and black.
Subject(s): Fire; Oil Fields


THE REFINERY, by ROBERT PINSKY    Poem Text     Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Thirsty and languorous after their long black sleep
Subject(s): Oil Fields; Social Commentaries