Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEHIND THE MIST; IN THE ROOM WITH GEORGE FULLER'S PICTURES, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He sent them forth, these softly gleaming shapes Last Line: He has gone on, and up, behind the mist. Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise Subject(s): Fuller, George (1822-1884); Paintings And Painters | ||||||||
HE sent them forth, these softly gleaming shapes, And said, "Go, ye, and tread enchanted ground; With veiling mists your paths I will surround, And shield you from the careless crowd that gapes On what all men can see. Your charm escapes Such gaze; by faithful lovers to be found Behind this tender veil that wraps you round, And all your soft beguiling gently drapes." And these fair people, whom his hand had made, And touched with sudden beauty, strange and sweet As the young Morn by the first Sun-ray kissed, Live here, immortally and unafraid, While he -- who can pursue his journeying feet? He has gone on, and up, behind the Mist. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM PRADO ROTUNDA: THE FAMILY OF CHARLES IV, AND OTHERS by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE STUDIO (HOMAGE TO ALICE NEEL) by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER JOE BRAINARD'S PAINTING 'BINGO' by RON PADGETT THE PICTURE (VENUS RECLINING) by EZRA POUND HER EYES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON PAINTED FISHES by CARL SANDBURG A PAINTED FAN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON |
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