Porter, Tim. a shining icon on a hill. May 2009. Marin Magazine. Marin Magazine,
May 2009. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. .

The photographer Tim Porter has taken a nice shot of a hill from San Francisco.

It shares a very strong similarity to the one which is in the poem.

It cheered me by the loveliness of its sunshine, the balminess of the air, the singing birds...

The leaves glowed in the sunshine, which is gorgeous

Anyway I’m impressed with this classy photo

Afternoon on a Hill

Story, Harriet. “Secluded Prairie Style Cottage.” Bluebirdhillcountrycottage. Bluebird Hill Country Cottage, n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. http://www.bluebirdhillcountrycottage.com/.

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Afternoon on a Hill

Edna St. Vincent Millay

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds
With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind blow down the grass,
And the grass rise.

And when lights begin to show
Up from town,
I will mark which must be mine,
And then start down.

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When I saw this picture, I was just fall into this image.

This picture makes me imagine that I am on the hill

and I am lying down on the hill.

The sun light gives hope to the house, people who are in this house,

will have feeling of euphoria

and deep silence reigned into the house.

Shadow from the sun makes me relaxed.

I am blinking through the sun.

At the same time, I am trace back a vague memory.

I traveled in southern America

and i stay one night just look like this house.

It was calm and carefree.

That's why I pick this picture, The poem

and this picture are connected by my memory.

Afternoon on a Hill

Edna St. vincent Millay

I will be the gladdest thing

Under the sun!

-I think, this image is the best image for this part of the poem.

The flowers look like the gladdest thing. Because they are

very shiny under the sun and feel like warm and relax.

I will touch a hundred flowers

And not pick one.

-When i see this image, I feel like i can touch a hundred flowers

in this image. The flowers are really beautiful and

match with this poem very well.

I will look at cliffs and clouds
with quiet eyes,

-If i am in this image, i might be close my eyes and
try to feel in my mind.
The cliffs and clouds make me feel quiet and comfortable.



Watch the wind blow down the grass,
And the grass rise.




Bryksenkova, Yelena. afternoon on a hill. 12 June 2009. yelena bryksenkova. https://www.blogger.com/, 1999. Web. 2 Oct. 2009.

And when lights begin to show
Up from town,
I will mark which must be mine,
And then start down.

-This image is common with this poem.
The girl who is in the image seems like look at her house on the hill
and feels really comfortable and glad.

Aternoon on a Hill

Moore, Dwight. Flint Hills photo courtesy . 29 July 2009. Emporia State University, Department of Biological Sciences. Emporia State University. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. http://www.emporia.edu/‌biosci/‌eeb.htm.

This picture is the best image of the poem after I read it. The sky is so bright and clear. When I look up, it makes me feel really positive. There are hundred of flowers that are blooming under the sunshine; it looks lively and sprightly. The grass is green and extends to no end. The whole picture looks really serene and graceful.

Afternoon on a hill

Gibbs, Pilip. War Rins, Hill 60. Nov. 2008. The darkness of tunnels – Hill 60. The darkness of tunnels – Hill 60, 8 Nov. 2008. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. .


There are hundreds of trees around me. I feel like I am in paradise. There are hundreds of flowers. It's looks like an ocean of flowers and it's shinning. I can touch the air and it makes me comfortable. I can hear the birds singing from the trees. I can see flowers dancing around me.They are many types of flowers and they all are different colors. I see shades of red, blue and purple. It is so beautiful. It makes me want to cry.

Silbury Hill. N.d. BBC, n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2009.<http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/silbury_hill_topping_out_gallery.shtml?13> .

I am siting on the beautiful afternoon hill and looking around.Wind is blowing down the grass.
I am feeling free, and I don't have to do anything here. Everything looks fresh. I try to lie down ond look over the sky. I see the cloud over the cliff.
The sun is getting lower and lower and I look down the hill. The view from top of the hill; it makes me feel nostalgic.

Curry, Dan. Curry Home. Fall 1998. Ringer Hill Landscapes. Dan Curry , May 2000.
Web. 2 Oct. 2009. dan%27s%20paintings%20005.jpg>.
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Afternoon on the hill

Edna St. Vincent Millay

I will be the gladdest thing

under the sun!

I will touch a hundred flowers

And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds

with quiet eyes,

watch the wind blow down the grass,

and the grass rise.

And when light begin to show

up from town,

I will mark which must be mine,

And then start down.

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When the afternoon coming,

I knew the half already pass.

Time always fast.

Sun is going down and he bring the dusk coming.

I feel the wind blowing with her soft singing.

Grass up and down .

Flowers are close the eyes and ready for next day's morning sunshine.

Darkness covers the hill.

I can not see anything but the light from home.

Stars shows with the light form feet of the hill,

just like dream please.

I want stay, i just need a quite please to stay.

I want do nothing but stay on the little hill for now.

Stay with the ground and the sky.

Afternoon on a hill

+box-hill-surrey-walk. 14 Jan. 2009. londonwalks. .org, n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2009. .

Afternoon on a Hill

It is almost dawn, and the day is almost gone.

I close my eyes and feel the wind blows.

I am standing on the hill without any fear or anxiety.

I am the only one who standing here,

and I am the only gladdest one in this time, and this place.

The sky is turning in red and pink,

and it dyed my eyes in its color.

I will be the gladdest person under the sun.

Afternoon on a Hill

The beauty of the nature

Under the sun

The beauty of the creation The flowers of the creator

The beauty of the nature.

The fresh air,

gift of the creator.

This place is amazing all the nature look beautiful and is so comfortable you can feel any stress in your body and is so comfortable. This place is beautiful and makes my feel happy. I love Costa Rica is beautiful place this pictured is tacked in one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Costa Rica and is the Best place in the world is a lot of natured and is so funny, you have a this clean water for you and you can swing and drink because is so clean is water 100% clean water, I my opinion every people need to visit this place because is so beautiful.

“Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

“Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

I will be the gladdest thing

Under the sun!

I will touch a hundred flowers

And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds

With quiet eyes,

Watch the wind bow down the grass,

And the grass rise.

“’Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Please read the below poem, “Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay and then follow the instructions below the poem.

“Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds
With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
And the grass rise.

And when lights begin to show
Up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
And then start down!

Instructions:

Please write a post in reader response to this poem. In your post, include one or more photograps that you feel correspond with the imagery or theme of the poem.