Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHILE THE CHRISTMAS LOG IS BURNING, by ELIZA COOK Poet's Biography First Line: Hail to the night when we gather once more Last Line: While the christmas log is burning. Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The | ||||||||
Hail to the night when we gather once more All the forms we love to meet; When we've many a guest that's dear to our breast, And the household dog at our feet. Who would not be in the circle of glee When heart to heart is yearning -- When joy breathes out in the laughing shout While the Christmas log is burning? 'Tis one of the fairy hours of life, When the world seems all of light; For the thought of wo, or the name of a foe, Ne'er darkens the festive night. When bursting mirth rings round the hearth, Oh! where is the spirit that's mourning, While merry bells chime with the carol rhyme, And the Christmas log is burning? Then is the time when the gray old man Leaps back to the days of youth: When brows and eyes bear no disguise, But flush and gleam with truth. Oh! then is the time when the soul exults, And seems right heavenward turning; When we love and bless the hands we press, While the Christmas log is burning. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL |
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