Skip to content
ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students
Poetry Library

— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

…

Read full poem →

adjective

Engaged in or ready for action; characterized by energetic work, thought, or speech.

“The students were very active in class discussions, asking many thoughtful questions.”

Know more →

Afternoon on a Hill

12 lines
Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
✦
will be the gladdest thingUnder the sun!I will touch a hundred flowersAnd not pick one. I will look at cliffs and cloudsWith quiet eyes,Watch the wind bow down the grass,And the grass rise. And when lights begin to showUp from the town,I will mark which must be mine,And then start down!
✦