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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOMING, by ARNA BONTEMPS Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet timber land Last Line: And screaming bitterly? | |||
Sweet timber land Where soft winds blow The high green tree And fan away the fog! Ah fragrant stream Where thirsty creatures go And strong black men Hew the heavy log! Oh broken house Crumbling there alone. Wanting me! Oh silent tree Must I always be A wild bird Riding the wind And screaming bitterly? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOUTH'S PROGENY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO A SCREEN-MAKER by MARIANNE MOORE A WARRIOR'S PRAYER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE BEGGAR'S OPERA: SONG. AIR 16: OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY by JOHN GAY HYMN TO THE NIGHT by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW DICK, A MAGGOT by JONATHAN SWIFT THE CLOAK, THE BOAT, AND THE SHOES by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS DOVE RIVER ANTHOLOGY, BY OWN WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: LUCY GRAY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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