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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GOLDEN ROD, by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Spring is the morning of the year Last Line: Will go and put the torches out! Subject(s): Goldenrod; Night; Seasons; Bedtime | |||
Spring is the morning of the year, And summer is the noontide bright; The autumn is the evening clear, That comes before the winter's night. And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-lamps in the town. I think the butterfly and bee, From distant meadows coming back, Are quite contented when they see These lamps along the homeward track. But those who stay too late get lost; For when the darkness falls about, Down every lighted street the Frost Will go and put the torches out! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN ON A GREEK VASE by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN |
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