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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOMING, by ARNA BONTEMPS Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet timber land Last Line: And screaming bitterly? | |||
Sweet timber land Where soft winds blow The high green tree And fan away the fog! Ah fragrant stream Where thirsty creatures go And strong black men Hew the heavy log! Oh broken house Crumbling there alone. Wanting me! Oh silent tree Must I always be A wild bird Riding the wind And screaming bitterly? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLADE AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF FRANCE by FRANCOIS VILLON VALENTINES TO MY MOTHER: 1880 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE BLACK PANTHER by JOHN HALL WHEELOCK PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 66. AL-I'HLAS by EDWIN ARNOLD PERSISTENCY OF POETRY by MATTHEW ARNOLD |
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