|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHILD IN THE STORY AWAKES, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The light of dawn rose on my dreams
Last Line: Sweetly the morning star is set.'
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: The light of dawn rose on my dreams
Last Line: Sweetly the morning star is set.'
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
The light of dawn rose on my dreams,
And from afar I seemed to hear
In sleep the mellow blackbird call
Hollow and sweet and clear.
I prythee, Nurse, my casement open,
Wildly the garden peals with singing,
And hooting through the dewy pines
The goblins of the dark are winging.
O listen the droning of the bees,
That in the roses take delight!
And see a cloud stays in the blue
Like an angel still and bright.
The gentle sky is spread like silk,
And, Nurse, the moon doth languish there,
As if it were a perfect jewel
In the morning's soft-spun hair.
The greyness of the distant hills
Is silvered in the lucid East,
See, now the sheeny-plumed cock
Wags haughtily his crest.
'O come you out, O come you out,
Lily, and lavender, and lime;
The kingcup swings his golden bell,
And plumpy cherries drum the time.
'O come you out, O come you out!
Roses, and dew, and mignonette,
The sun is in the steep blue sky,
Sweetly the morning star is set.'
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE
MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE