Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 67, by ALFRED TENNYSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When on my bed the moonlight falls Last Line: Thy tablet glimmers in the dawn. Alternate Author Name(s): Tennyson, Lord Alfred; Tennyson, 1st Baron; Tennyson Of Aldworth And Farringford, Baron Subject(s): Grief; Mourning; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement | ||||||||
When on my bed the moonlight falls, I know that in thy place of rest By that broad water of the west There comes a glory on the walls: Thy marble bright in dark appears, As slowly steals a silver flame Along the letters of thy name, And o'er the number of thy years. The mystic glory swims away, From off my bed the moonlight dies; And closing eaves of wearied eyes I sleep till dusk is dipt in gray; And then I know the mist is drawn A lucid veil from coast to coast, And in the dark church like a ghost Thy tablet glimmers in the dawn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUNGERFIELD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN HECUBA MOURNS by MARILYN NELSON THERE IS NO GOD BUT by AGHA SHAHID ALI IF I COULD MOURN LIKE A MOURNING DOVE by FRANK BIDART A CHARACTER by ALFRED TENNYSON |
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