ONCE in a while a curious weed unknown to me, Needing a name from my books; Once in a while a letter from Yeomans. Out of the mussel-shells gathered along the shore Sometimes a pearl with a glint like meadow rue: Then betimes a letter from Tyndall in England, Stamped with the stamp of Spoon River. I, lover of Nature, beloved for my love of her, Held such converse afar with the great Who knew her better than I. Oh, there is neither lesser nor greater, Save as we make her greater and win from her keener delight. With shells from the river cover me, cover me. I lived in wonder, worshipping earth and heaven. I have passed on the march eternal of endless life. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE UNDERGRADUATE KILLED IN BATTLE; OXFORD, 1915 by GEORGE SANTAYANA TREES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS NOW CLOSE THE WINDOWS by ROBERT FROST HOLY POEMS: 1 by GEORGE BARKER ONCE BEFORE by MARY ELIZABETH MAPES DODGE EARTH TRIUMPHANT by CONRAD AIKEN THE OLD BRIDGE by AUGUSTE ANGELLIER PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 45. ALLAH-AL-MUJIB by EDWIN ARNOLD THE DEAD DRUMMER; A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |