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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...TO THE REPUBLIC by JAMES GALVIN IN TENEBRIS: 2 by THOMAS HARDY THE BANNER OF THE JEW by EMMA LAZARUS AULD ROBIN GRAY by ANNE LINDSAY THE OLD MAN AND JIM by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY CHAMPAGNE, 1914-1915 by ALAN SEEGER OUT OF THE VAST by AUGUSTUS WRIGHT BAMBERGER ON THE MARRIAGE OF A BEAUTEOUS YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN WITH AN ANCIENT MAN by FRANCIS BEAUMONT |
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