Summer Storm by Bliss Carman (1910)
A poetic exploration of the human experience, delving into themes of love, loss, and the fleeting nature of life. The speaker reflects on the passing of time and the impact it has on relationships, ultimately concluding that true connection is what endures despite the transience of material things.
By Bliss Carman · First published 1910 · Genre: Poetry, Nature · 134 words
First lines
The hilltop trees are bowing Under the coming of storm. The low, gray clouds are trailing Like squadrons that sweep and form, With their ammunition of rain.
Then the trumpeter wind gives signal To unlimber the viewless guns; The cattle huddle together; Indoors the farmer runs; And the first shot lashes the pane.
They charge through the quiet orchard; One pear tree is snapped like a wand; As they sweep from the shattered hillside, Ruffling the blackened pond, Ere the sun takes the field again.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Date: 1910 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Nature
- Length: 134 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — 'Summer Storm' is a volume of poems by Canadian poet Bliss Carman; therefore, it falls into the Poetry genre.
- Nature — The poems often reference and celebrate the natural world, qualifying the book for the Nature genre.
Tags
Nature · Poetry · Seasonal · Romance · Melancholy · Longing · Desire · Love · Loss · Grief · Sadness · Mood