Tuesday, December 31, 2002

Morning Comments

Rating: 3.8

The mist has left the greening plain,
The dew-drops shine like fairy rain,
The coquette rose awakes again
Her lovely self adorning.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Kim Barney 28 October 2024

It's ridiculous for PH to have this as the 'member' poem of the day, since Dunbar died in 1906 and was never a member of Poem Hunter!

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Rose no 18 August 2023

Wow the last comment was an entire decade ago lol, nice poem though

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Dr Antony Theodore 29 November 2020

The Wind is hiding in the trees, A sighing, soothing, laughing tease, Until the rose says " Kiss me, please, " 'Tis morning, 'tis morning. kiss me please says the rose. tony

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Margeret Downes-minger 05 July 2015

What a great poem and poet! !

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La Gail 23 September 2014

very vivid. I have yet to portray my writing into a picture

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Michelle Claus 23 September 2014

My favorite portion of this pretty poem is in the final stanza, where the nameless wanderer eschews the convention and containment of houses and towns. I feel that all the poem was written around this nomadic freedom.

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 23 September 2014

Poet here try to put the musical magical effect by using alliteration and onomatopoeia.. Her lovely self adorning.'Tis morning, 'tis morning.//sighing, soothing, laughing sound can be heard from far lovely

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Liliana ~el 23 September 2013

Pretty... :)

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Rajaram Subedi 23 September 2012

Excellent quite of the morning view

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Karen Sinclair 23 September 2012

A beautiful free spirit.... appreciating all that costs nothing and just waits for eyes to appreciate....I shall remember this for its purity and freshness....tyvm karen

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Louie Vetter 23 September 2011

Quite excellent view of the morning

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Ramesh T A 23 September 2011

The poem says about morning glory in a beautiful way and kisses the heart of all!

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Claude H Oliver Ii 23 September 2009

Beautiful description. Dunbar was also known for being able to write beautiful poetry using what was known as 'Negro dialect'. He gave a voice to those who had been totally ignored.

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I personally love this morning. And it's portrayed so beautifully in this poem. It's so rythmic too.

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Joseph Poewhit 23 September 2009

Words bring hope, of a new dawning to life and a new freedom of life.

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Kevin Straw 23 September 2009

The wind hides in the trees till the rose says kiss me please? Mental and emotional mush.

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Very nice happy poem-a good morning feel to it lovely verse.

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Yen Cress 24 September 2007

Waht a beautiful, word-painting of love in the freshness of morning! It reminds me of a wonderful man I have known for 50 years.

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