Tag: nature
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Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind
This famous poem by William Shakespeare is actually a song from the comedy play “As You Like It”. The speaker in this poem doesn’t mind the winter wind and the…
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A Red, Red Rose
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“A Red, Red Rose” is a famous romantic poem by the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (1759 – 1796). In this poem the speaker expresses their undying love for his…
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Requiescat
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“Requiescat” is a poem by the famous Irish playwriter and poet Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900). The poem was written in memory of his younger sister Isola, who died aged…
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There Is Pleasure In The Pathless Woods
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“There Is Pleasure In The Pathless Woods” is a poem by the English poet George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron. It’s part of a long narrative poem called…
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Mild the Mist Upon the Hill
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“Mild the Mist Upon the Hill” is a poem by the English writer Emily Brontë (1818 – 1848). In this poem the speaker describes nature’s stillness after a day of…
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Stars
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“Stars” is a poem by Sara Teasdale that describes the beauty of a starry night sky. The speaker is alone on a hill surrounded by pines, above them the heaven…
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There Will Come Soft Rains
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“There Will Come Soft Rains” is an anti-war poem by the American poet Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933). It was publicized in 1918 during World War I and the 1918 flu…
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The Sun Has Long Been Set
“The Sun Has Long Been Set” is a poem written by the British poet William Wordsworth. The poem paints a beautiful and serene picture of a summer’s night in nature.…
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Under The Greenwood Tree
“Under The Greenwood Tree” is a poem taken from William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “As You like It”. In the play it’s a song sung by the character Amiens and urges…
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The Flight
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The Flight is a lovely poem about companionship by the American poet Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933). There seem to be two different poems by Teasdale both named The Flight,…