Poems

See how the orient dew,
Shed from the bosom of the morn
Into the blowing roses,
Yet careless of its mansion new,
For the clear region where ‘twas born
Round in itself incloses:
(On a Drop of Dew)

The poems of Andrew Marvell are impressive. I learned nine of them in this semester.
On the first day, I regretfully thought that I should have not registered the class.
It was too English to me. I could not identify any of grammatical word order between the lines.
But the sweet scent of flowers and grass hidden each lines somehow attracted me, and many American authors felt the same way as I did.

I encountered at least two of his poems used in the literary work. I wonder how current university students in USA learn these classic poets.Poems sharpen language.  Maybe this is the reason one of my friend likes to read Japanese One Hundred poems.

Those who are interested in them, check this site. There all one hundred poems are translated into English.

http://petals-and-moon.blogspot.com/