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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GEORGE LEO PATTERSON, by LISBETH G. FISH First Line: The charted skies star-strewn before him lay Last Line: Our leader lost, the astronomic seer. | |||
The charted skies star-strewn before him lay. He knew the stars as sailors know the sea He solved the problem of the long light ray; He knew how far each star, its melody. The universe grew older as he told the tale, And stars took on new meaning through his eyes He taught unchanging laws that must prevail -- Scorned old beliefs that science now denies. Alas, we miss his wisdom and the fire That makes for love of learning in all men; We miss the kindly soul that did not tire Whose mission was to teach by voice and pen. And memory always must his life revere, Our leader lost, the astronomic seer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EARTH-ROUND by LISBETH G. FISH A WINTER NIGHT by WILLIAM BARNES THE ANGLER'S SONG by WILLIAM BASSE ON DIGITAL EXTREMITIES by FRANK GELETT BURGESS THE PITY OF IT by THOMAS HARDY THE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD SAINT TERESA'S BOOK-MARK by THERESA OF AVILA ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 2. ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE, 1740 by MARK AKENSIDE |
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