Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AIRS SUNG AT BROUGHAM CASTLE: SHADOWS, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The shadows dark'ning our intents Last Line: Our nightly sports and prophecies we end. Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers; Love - Beginnings; Night; Youth; Bedtime | ||||||||
The shadows dark'ning our intents Must fade, and Truth now take her place, Who in our right Egyptian race A chain of prophecy presents, With which the starry sky consents, And all the under elements. Thou, that art all divine, give ear And grace our humble songs, That speak what to thy state belongs, Unmasked now and clear, Which we in several strains divide, And heavenborn Truth our notes shall guide, One by one while we relate That which shall tie both Time and Fate. Truth sprung from Heaven shall shine With her beams divine On all thy land, And there for ever steadfast stand: Lovely peace, Spring of increase, Shall like a precious gem Adorn thy royal diadem; Love that binds Loyal minds Shall make all hearts agree To magnify thy state and thee. Honour, that proceeds Out of noble deeds, Shall wait on thee alone, And cast a sacred light about thy throne. Long shall thy three crowns remain Blessed in thy long-lived reign; Thy age shall like fresh youth appear And perpetual roses bear; Many on earth thy days shall be, But endless thy posterity. Truth, Peace, Love, Honour and long life attend Thee and all those that from their loins descend. With us the angels in this chorus meet; So, humbly prostrate at thy sacred feet, Our nightly sports and prophecies we end. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 9 by THOMAS CAMPION |
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