The west was getting out of gold,
The breath of air had died of cold,
When shoeing home across the white,
I thought I saw a bird alight.
In summer when I passed the place
I had to stop and lift my face;
A bird with an angelic gift
Was singing in it sweet and swift.
No bird was singing in it now.
A single leaf was on a bough,
And that was all there was to see
In going twice around the tree.
From my advantage on a hill
I judged that such a crystal chill
Was only adding frost to snow
As gilt to gold that wouldn’t show.
A brush had left a crooked stroke
Of what was either cloud or smoke
From north to south across the blue;
A piercing little star was through.
I loce this poem, It has amazing imagery. What I need help with is finding the theme of the poem. I cant think of what it could be! If you can help I would greatly appericate it! Email me at sandystrz@comcast.net if you can help. Thanks!
i did this poem for a speaking piece at my skool and its pretty good..
This poem is great and opened up my eyes to see better
So much easiness and so much sense. A great feeling of love to nature, to all the living-beings, and expressed in such a way in which only really great poets can do.
I like this poem