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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIKE FLOWERS THAT HEARD THE TALE OF DEWS, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: A too presumptuous psalm Subject(s): Nature | |||
Like Flowers, that heard the news of Dews, But never deemed the dripping prize Awaited their-low Brows- Or Bees-that thought the Summer's name Some rumor of Delirium, No Summer-could-for Them- Or Arctic Creatures, dimly stirred- By Tropic Hint-some Travelled Bird Imported to the Wood- Or Wind's bright signal to the Ear- Making that homely, and severe, Contented, known, before- The Heaven-unexpected come, To Lives that thought the Worshipping A too presumptuous Psalm | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTERRUPTED MEDITATION by ROBERT HASS TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN LET US GATHER IN A FLOURISHING WAY by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB BREADTH. CIRCLE. DESERT. MONARCH. MONTH. WISDOM by JOHN HOLLANDER VARIATIONS: 16 by CONRAD AIKEN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN FAITH' IS A FINE INVENTION by EMILY DICKINSON |
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