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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ESCAPE, by LUCILE CHANDLER First Line: A tree or two upon the lawn Last Line: That, soaring, laughs at city lots. | |||
A tree or two upon the lawn Must represent the forest-aisles That I have longed to wander through When Nature wakes in spring and smiles. A little hill or two must stand For mountains I have never seen, A winding lane my thoroughfare To distant valleys in between. A patch of sky, a flower-bed, A tiny, cherished garden-plot, Compose my narrow hemisphere -- A world within a city lot. Though fate denies my dearest wish To see earth's ancient beauty-spots, No force can hold my spirit fast That, soaring, laughs at city lots. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LONG JOHN BROWN AND LITTLE MARY BELL by WILLIAM BLAKE DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER [SEPTEMBER 1, 1862] by GEORGE HENRY BOKER TO MY NINETH DECADE by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 6. SPRING by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM REBEL FAITH by WILLIAM ROSE BENET THE ARGO'S CHANTY by WILLIAM ROSE BENET HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 23 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH HOME, SWEET HOME WITH VARIATIONS: 5. OLIVER GOLDSMITH by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER |
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