Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIR GALAHAD, by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) Poet's Biography First Line: Let others sing with earthy lays Last Line: I wake at length from sleep. Subject(s): Arthurian Legend; Arthur, King | ||||||||
LET others sing with earthy lays Of women fair or brown; Not such the Goddess that I praise As worthy of a crown. A snowy neck, a sparkling eye, Red lips and rippling hair, Not these the charms for which I sigh, Not these adorn my fair. Let those who will, with crapulous mirth, Exalt the praise of wine; I hold their joys of little worth, Not such a worship mine. To the enfranchised soul and thought The sordid gains of sense And mean delights are less than nought Compared with innocence. But let me chase from vale to hill My visionary Love; Pursuing ever, baffled still, Yet beckoned from above. From youth to age, from life to death, This dream my soul shall keep, Till with my last expiring breath I wake at length from sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LANCELOT by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON MERLIN by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON GALAHAD IN THE CASTLE OF THE MAIDENS by SARA TEASDALE ELAINE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY IDYLLS OF THE KING: BALIN AND BALAN by ALFRED TENNYSON IDYLLS OF THE KING: GARETH AND LYNETTE by ALFRED TENNYSON A CAROL by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) |
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