Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AVOWAL, FR. THE ROOF, by JOHN GALSWORTHY Poet's Biography First Line: Thou art my love, and I alway Last Line: To make thee happy till I die! Alternate Author Name(s): Sinjohn, John | ||||||||
THOU art my Love, and I alway, That nothing rueful thee dismay, My every waking thought intend From this beginning to the end; And in my sleep I dream of thee, That unto me thou linked art, And we are sailing, thou and I, To watch the silver fishes fly, The stars uncounted in the sky, And that great floorway of the sea. Then come with me if thou wouldst know A summer that will never go, Flowers unfading and the tune Of sheepbells wandering in June. And I will conjure till these seem Such part of elfin land to thee, That backed on swallows thou shalt fly And chase the thistle floating by, And ride on moonbeams through the sky, To rob dark night of ecstasy. I am a world devoted quite, That lives but when thou'rt in my sight: Ah! Dwell in me, and I will try To make thee happy till I die! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ACCEPTATION by JOHN GALSWORTHY AMBERELY WILDBROOKS by JOHN GALSWORTHY AT VALDEMOSA: MALLORCA by JOHN GALSWORTHY AUTUMN BY THE SEA by JOHN GALSWORTHY BOTTICELLI'S 'PRIMAVERA' by JOHN GALSWORTHY |
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