Like a tall forest were their spears

Name: Like a tall forest were their spears
Author: Bliss Carman

A forest's might, in endless song. Their voices echo through the night, As they dance with joyful light.

By Bliss Carman · First published 1898 · Genre: Poetry, Nature, Historical · 112 words

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Like a tall forest were their spears, / Their banners like a silken sea, / When the great host in splendour passed / Across the crimson sinking sun.

And then the bray of brazen horns / Arose above their clanking march, / As the long waving column filed / Into the odorous purple dusk.

O lover, in this radiant world / Whence is the race of mortal men, / So frail, so mighty, and so fond, / That fleets into the vast unknown?

Poetry — Bliss Carman is widely known as a poet and his work frequently features rich, evocative language and nature-themed imagery.
Nature — The title and Carman's usual thematic content suggest a strong emphasis on nature and the natural world.
Historical — Carman often drew from historical and traditional themes in his work, suggesting that this book might also contain elements of the historical genre.

Like a tall forest were their spears is listed on Textopian as a poem by Bliss Carman, dated 1898 CE.

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