Nature
The Forest
From Poems By the Way
Nature
Pear-tree.
By woodman's edge I faint and fail;
By craftsman's edge I tell the tale.
Chestnut-tree.
High in the wood, high o'er the hall,
Aloft I rise when low I fall.
Oak-tree.
Unmoved I stand what wind may blow.
Swift, swift before the wind I go.
Cite this poem
MLA
Morris, William. “The Forest.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/morris/181/.
Chicago
Morris, William. “The Forest.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/morris/181/.
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