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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FAME, by STELLA LAVINA OLSON First Line: A forest tree was sore distressed Last Line: He had his one brief hour of fame! Subject(s): Fame; Trees; Reputation | |||
A forest tree was sore distressed Because it looked just like the rest. "No one can see my soul," said he, "They think me just a common tree!" Then lightning struck, and, wrapped in flame, He had his one brief hour of fame! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEM AND US by LUCILLE CLIFTON A MAN TO A WOMAN by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS DEATH AND FAME by ALLEN GINSBERG EARTH'S IMMORTALITIES: FAME by ROBERT BROWNING STANZAS WRITTEN ON THE ROAD BETWEEN FLORENCE AND PISA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON PROVIDE, PROVIDE by ROBERT FROST THE NAUGHTY MARIONETTE by STELLA LAVINA OLSON THE ORANGE PICKER by DAVID IGNATOW FETES GALANTES: ROMANCES SANS PAROLE, SELECTION by PAUL VERLAINE |
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