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?

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

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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.