Nature
The Oak
From Demeter and Other Poems (1889)
Nature
LIVE thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed,
Soberer-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall'n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough,
Naked strength.
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MLA
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “The Oak.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/437/.
Chicago
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “The Oak.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/437/.
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