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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOURCE, by ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON First Line: No rain for weeks ... A burning sun ... Scorched Last Line: "alone—alone with god) ""all night in prayer!" Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening; Zinnias | |||
No rain for weeks ... a burning sun ... scorched grass ... And dust. ... And yet a clump of zinnias still Unfolding brilliant colors from their dry Brown stalks—their sustenance a mystery! And then one morn, when early dawn outlines Black velvet shadows with a touch of grey, I looked into the garden. Sparkling dew Like trembling diamonds clung to every leaf And withered stem. The zinnias stood with heads Uplifted, drinking in the cool night air And dew. In vibrant silence, storing strength To meet the day. ... I thought of One upon A lonely mountain-top, retreating for A few brief hours from men, soul-hungry throngs That He must feed. ... "And he continued" (there Alone—alone with God) "all night in prayer!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A ZINNIA by GERTRUDE LEE WHEELER DARKNESS by ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON LEAVING HARBOR by ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON TIE-DOWN OF A BONSAI by MARVIN BELL MA LADY'S LIPS AM LIKE DE HONEY (NEGRO LOVE SONG) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A DEATH SCENE by EMILY JANE BRONTE THE NATIONAL PAINTINGS: COL. TRUMBULL'S 'THE DECLARATION...' by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK UPON JULIA'S CLOTHES by ROBERT HERRICK SOJOURN IN THE WHALE by MARIANNE MOORE |
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