Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MASTERPIECE, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poet's Biography First Line: Twas blush of morning as I went Last Line: Cries 'lilac! Lilac! Lilac!' Subject(s): Flowers; Lilacs; Walking | ||||||||
'TWAS blush of morning as I went Along the old grey road, Acknowledging the riches lent By heaven, the debt I owed. While there in thankfulness I said My bosom's genial prayers, A sturdy throstle overhead, As though a cheapjack calling wares, Cried, 'Lilac! Lilac! Lilac!' And there, not many yards away, A lovely lilac showed The girlishness of her array To me upon the road. At once assembled to depart A flock of petty cares, And, quicker than the thrush, my heart, As though a cheapjack calling wares, Cried, 'Lilac! Lilac! Lilac! 'Twas then I felt a perfect thrill Possess me while I strode, As eager as the thrush to trill, Along the old grey road: For though the bridal cherries bring Delight with neighbour pears, The top of magic comes when Spring, Made vocal by her fragrant wares, Cries 'Lilac! Lilac! Lilac!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING DAY: WALK by AMY LOWELL WALKING-STICKS AND PAPERWEIGHTS AND WATERMARKS by MARIANNE MOORE I GUIDED THE LONG TRANSHUMANCE OF THE HERD by AIME CESAIRE THE TREES OF MADAME BLAVATSKY by NORMAN DUBIE THREE MEN WALKING, THREE BROWN SILHOUETTES by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE COUNTRY FAITH by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE |
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