Poem-A-Day: In Louisiana by Albert Bigelow Paine

February 1, 2014 In Louisiana by Albert Bigelow Paine   The long, gray moss that softly swings  In solemn grandeur from the trees,  Like mournful funeral draperies,--  A brown-winged bird that never sings.    A shallow, stagnant, inland sea,  Where rank swamp grasses wave, and where  A deadliness lurks in the air,--  A sere leaf falling silently.    The death-like calm on every hand,  That one might deem it sin to break,  So pure, so perfect,--these things make  The mournful beauty of this land.      Today's poem is in the public domain. About This Poem  "In Louisiana" by Albert Bigelow Paine was published in 1900 in An American Anthology, 1787-1900; Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1900), which was edited by Edmund Clarence Stedman. Poetry by Paine   Rhymes by Two Friends (Forgotten Books, 2012)       Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day Archive.     Albert Bigelow Paine was born in 1861 in Massachusetts. Although he was also a poet and novelist, he is best known for his authorized biography of Mark Twain. Paine died in 1937. Related Poems Day of Grief by Gerald Stern  Easter 1916 by W. B. Yeats  Letter Home by Natasha Trethewey  __________________________ Love reading Poem-A-Day? Help support it today.     Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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