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Read 57 poems about the beauty and brutality of nature by famous poets such as Wordsworth, Frost, and Guest. Explore the themes of seasons, flowers, animals, and the cycle of life and death in nature.
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- Flower Poems
- “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns. O my Luve is like a red, red rose. That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody. That’s sweetly played in tune.
- “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth. I wandered lonely as a cloud. That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd,
- “On the Grasshopper and Cricket” by John Keats. The Poetry of earth is never dead: When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run.
- “The Call of the Wild” by Alexander Posey. I’m tired of the gloom. In a four-walled room; Heart-weary, I sigh. For the open sky, And the solitude. Of the greening wood;
Feb 21, 2014 · Explore the history and diversity of nature poetry, from ancient idylls and eclogues to modern haiku and renga. Read poems by famous and contemporary poets who celebrate the natural world in various forms and styles.
- “Putting in The Seed” by Robert Frost
- “South” by Natasha Trethewey
- “What I Would Like to Grow in My Garden” by Katherine Riegel
- “Hummingbird” by Robin Becker
- “A Sunset” by Ari Banias
- “Merry Autumn” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- “Shook Foil” by Kwame Dawes
- “The Sun” by Dan Chiasson
- “Water” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale
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In this poem, Robert Frost uses the act of planting a seed as a metaphor for creating life and giving birth. You come to fetch me from my work to-night When supper’s on the table, and we’ll see If I can leave off burying the white Soft petals fallen from the apple tree. (Soft petals, yes, but not so barren quite, Mingled with these, smooth bean and...
This poem by two-time United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reflects on the nature of the American South, while also pondering its history of slavery. I returned to land’s end, the swath of coast clear cut and buried in sand: mangrove, live oak, gulfweed razed and replaced by thin palms— palmettos—symbols of victory or defiance, over and ov...
This nature poem by Katherine Riegel reminds us of the simple pleasures of planting a garden, enjoying the scent of lavender, eating a juicy tomato, or watching a bunny enter the garden to nibble on the buffet. Lavender for the bees and because I hate all fake lavender smells. Tomatoes to cut and place on toasted bread for BLTs, with or without the...
In this poem, Becker’s muse is the hummingbird, which she portrays as an “emissary for the afterlife” while also reflecting on their nature, mythology, and her personal associations with the bird. I love the whir of the creature come to visit the pink flowers in the hanging basket as she does most August mornings, hours away from starvation to stor...
In this poem, the writer contemplates a sunset and how the beauty of some things cannot be done justice through a photo. I watch a woman take a photo of a flowering tree with her phone. A future where no one will look at it, perpetual trembling which wasn’t and isn’t. I have taken photos of a sunset. In person, “wow” “beautiful” but the picture can...
In this tribute to autumn, Dunbar proves there’s nothing sad about this transitional season. It’s all a farce,—these tales they tell About the breezes sighing, And moans astir o’er field and dell, Because the year is dying. Such principles are most absurd,— I care not who first taught ’em; There’s nothing known to beast or bird To make a solemn aut...
This poem, set in Jamaica, contrasts the beauty and gifs of nature with the modern world and “drier staleness of the road that leads to the waiting city of fluorescent lights.” The whole earth is filled with the love of God. In the backwoods, the green light is startled by blossoming white petals, soft pathways for the praying bird dipping into the...
Here, the poet compares the absolute power of the sun to that of a god, and reflects on its ability to parch the soil, or “hide perpetually behind a veil.” There is one mind in all of us, one soul, who parches the soil in some nations but in others hides perpetually behind a veil; he spills light everywhere, here he spilled some on my tie, but it d...
Much like Chiasson’s “The Sun,” this poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson looks at water’s ability to give life but also destroy. The water understands Civilization well; It wets my foot, but prettily, It chills my life, but wittily, It is not disconcerted, It is not broken-hearted: Well used, it decketh joy, Adorneth, doubleth joy: Ill used, it will destro...
Sara Teasdale wrote this poem during the 1918 flu pandemic and World War I. It expresses hope that nature will again bring brighter times. (War Time) There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white, Robins will ...
Explore 12 poems that celebrate and reflect on nature, by famous and contemporary poets. From Robert Frost to Natasha Trethewey, discover how nature inspires, challenges, and comforts us.
Apr 4, 2018 · Explore some of the finest nature poems in English literature, from the Romantics to the moderns, with analysis and links to the full texts. Discover how poets have captured the beauty, wonder, and challenges of the natural world in verse.
Feb 26, 2024 · Enjoy the beauty and wonder of nature through the eyes of poets. Browse poems about nature by William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and more.
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