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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAN AND NATURE, by ROBERT KELLEY WEEKS First Line: O steadfast trees that know Last Line: Prevented, but made strong! | |||
O STEADFAST trees that know Rain, hail, and sleet, and snow, And all the winds that blow; But when spring comes, can then So freshly bud again Forgetful of the wrong! Waters that deep below The stubborn ice can go With quiet underflow, Contented to be dumb Till spring herself shall come To listen to your song! Stars that the clouds pass o'er And stain not, but make more Alluring than before: -- How good it is for us That your lives are not thus Prevented, but made strong! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SLAVE AUCTION by FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER PERSISTENCY OF POETRY by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE BALLAD OF ORISKANY by OBADIAH CYRUS AURINGER SPANISH WINGS: SENOR by H. BABCOCK IN THE CATACOMBS by HARLAN HOUSE BALLARD THE SHADOWED ROAD by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |
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