Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WANDERER: 5. IN HOLLAND: THE CASTLE OF KING MACBETH, by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: This is the castle of king macbeth Last Line: Whom no one knows. Alternate Author Name(s): Meredith, Owen; Lytton, 1st Earl Of; Lytton, Robert Subject(s): Netherlands; Travel; Holland; Dutch People; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
THIS is the castle of King Macbeth. And here he feasts -- when the daylight wanes, And the moon goes softly over the heath -- His Earls and Thanes. A hundred harpers with harps of gold Harp thorough the night high festival: And the sound of the music they make is rolled From hall to hall. They drink deep healths till the rafters rock In the Banquet Hall; and the shout is borne To the courts outside, where the crowing cock Is waked ere morn. And the castle is all in a blaze of light From cresset, and torch, and sconce: and there Each warrior dances all the night With his lady fair. They dance and sing till the raven is stirred On the wicked elm-tree outside in the gloom: And the rustle of silken robes is heard From room to room. But there is one room in that castle old, In a lonely turret where no one goes, And a dead man sits there, stark and cold, Whom no one knows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING THE LAST WISH by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: AUX ITALIENS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: THE CHESSBOARD by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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