The Four Seasons : Spring by James Thomson. (a) W.B. His blue shirt exposes his ample neck and breast and loosens over his hipband, His glance is calm and commanding . falls on the black of his polish'd and perfect limbs. . . The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water. Poem The Withering Of The Boughs : I cried when the moon was mutmuring to the birds: 'Let peewit call and curlew cry where they will, I - poem by William Butler Yeats Prayer of the Woods To birds and trees who talks? Cæsar of his leafy Rome, There the poet is at home. This is the poem ''Life on Mississippi'' written by Mark Twain. WYKAAO - Wah Yan College Kowloon Alumni Association of Ontario . When the pine tosses its cones To the song of its waterfall tones, He speeds to the woodland walks, To birds and trees he talks. He wrote his first poem at age 12 and He used the word leafy boughs while explaining the viewpoint of the river. Billy Collins, American poet whose uncommonly accessible verse—characterized by plain language, gentle humour, and an alert appreciation for the mundane—made him one of the most popular poets in the United States. .Come gentle Spring ethereal Mildness come And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud While music wakes around veild in a shower. Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer known for his cartoons, songs, and children's books. Stepping away from the famous and classic works, we find this gem of a poem by an amateur writer (just goes to show that anyone can create pieces of great meaning). “Who called?” I said, and the words Through the whispering glades,Hither, thither, baffled the birds— “Who called? 7 “ ‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. I've been brooding over Yeats's poem "The Two Trees" for several months now, and I thought I might post some of my ideas about it, disconnected though they may be. And when he had lived long, and was borne to his grave a hoary corpse, followed by Faith, an aged woman, and children and grandchildren, a goodly procession, besides neighbors not a few, they carved no hopeful verse upon his tombstone, for his dying hour was gloom. Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. How we can view river in two ways. he tosses the slouch of his hat away from his forehead, The sun falls on his crispy hair and moustache . Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. All his accomplishment From nature's utmost treasure spent Booteth not him. Perhaps you have a poem you have written or you know a poem we should add, you can send it by email: treesofstrength@ncsu.edu. In general, Yeats believed that in order to comprehend a number of his works (including the two trees), the reader would have to be able to reach a higher state of enlightenment (eternal knowledge, as understood by passage into the spirit dimention). Therefore literature lovers have often treated themselves with beautiful verses that bear such essence. . This poem is his own tale before the War while he was riding on the river of Mississippi. The combination of solitude and virgin nature is alluring enough for a poet’s inspiration. Who talks about 'the leafy boughs'? Daffodils, William Wordsworth Wordsworth’s Daffodils is an account … His real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens but people know him by his pet name. Literature Network » Nathaniel Hawthorne » Young Goodman Brown Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 3rd, 1803, in Boston. Sure some god his eye enchants: What he knows nobody wants. He goes to the riverside,— Not hook nor line hath he: He stands in the meadows wide,— His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex …