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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...SUSSEX DRINKING SONG by HILAIRE BELLOC UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN WINDSOR by HENRY HOWARD THE FAMILY MAN by JOHN GODFREY SAXE GO NOW' by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS THE BIRDS: THE HOOPOE'S CALL TO HIS WIFE PROCNE, THE NIGHTINGALE by ARISTOPHANES THE FROGS: THE RIVAL POETS by ARISTOPHANES LINES WRITTEN IN LADY'S ALBUM OF DIFFERENT-COLOURED PAPER by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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