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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KESSEL SEE, by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL First Line: Age-darkened firs alone have dared to sink Last Line: Of cawing and of who-o-o-ing taunts their word. | |||
Age-darkened firs alone have dared to sink Their long and greedy roots in Kessel See Where mocking shades on moody waters sway And ebon points in lieu of sun flecks blink. Here no young doe has ever gone to drink. The old folks nod their knowing heads and say, "An evil spell hangs over those who stray Within the reeking shadows on the brink." Should some one fail at nightfall to return, The villagers just bow and whisper low Of hurried feet and how a moan was heard. No creatures but the owl and crow adjourn To this weird spot where an uncanny flow Of cawing and of who-o-o-ing taunts their word. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MORNING GLORY MAGIC by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL MOTHER'S GRIEF by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL POINSETTIA by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL by GEORGE EDWARD WOODBERRY THE FROGS: HYMN OF THE INITIATES by ARISTOPHANES URANIA; THE WOMAN IN THE MOON: DEDICATION TO LADY PENELOPE DYNHAM by WILLIAM BASSE ST. PAUL'S CHRISTMAS BELLS by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB ON MISS JESSY LEWARS by ROBERT BURNS |
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