EARTH is a thirsty drinker, The trees drink from its bosom, The ocean drinks the wet winds, The fiery sun the ocean, The moon drinks in the sun's light. Then why, my friends, be angry, Because I love to drink too. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CHANT OF THE VULTURES by EDWIN MARKHAM DON JUAN'S SONG by ISAAC ROSENBERG MAKING THE BED by KAREN SWENSON SUMMER NIGHT-BROADWAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER TO A WEALTHY MAN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS IN A MYRTLE SHADE by WILLIAM BLAKE QUA CURSUM VENTUS by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH |