Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 15. ONE NIGHT WITH THEE, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: Oh for one night with thee! Shall not the hours Last Line: Souls with the silent soul of all the sea. | ||||||||
Oh for one night with thee! Shall not the hours Bring round revenge at last, and angry Fate Be slain by white hands nigh Love's golden gate? Shall we not plunge amid the night's dim bowers? Wilt thou not crown me with unheard-of flowers? Lo! the night waxes onward: it grows late: Rise thou; then falter not, nor turn nor wait: The freedom of the trackless dark is ours. Oh for one night with thee!one awful night Amid the stillness of eternity, Wherein to fold thy soul and body white In deathless close imprisoning clasp to me, While all the stars above us mix their bright Souls with the silent soul of all the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PRAYER by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A VINDICATION by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AN ACTOR'S REMINISCENCES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN MESSAGES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (1) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (2) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) FOR EVER AND EVERMORE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) IF ONLY THOU ART TRUE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 1. THE GREAT WAVE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 10. SOUL-PAIN by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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