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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMONG THE BOUGHS, by ROSA MULHOLLAND Poet's Biography First Line: High on a gnarled and mossy forest bough Last Line: She hath thy secret, and will guard it well! Alternate Author Name(s): Gilbert, Lady | |||
HIGH on a gnarled and mossy forest bough, Dreaming, I hang between the earth and sky, The golden moon through leafy mystery Gazing aslant at me with glowing brow. And since all living creatures slumber now, O nightingale, save only thou and I, Tell me the secret of thine ecstacy, That none may know save only I and thou. Alas, all vainly doth my heart entreat; Thy magic pipe unfolds but to the moon What wonders thee in faëry worlds befell: To her is sung thy midnight music sweet, And ere she wearies of thy mellow tune, She hath thy secret, and will guard it well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IMMORTAL MORNING by ROSA MULHOLLAND LOST BABIES by ROSA MULHOLLAND LOVE AND DEATH by ROSA MULHOLLAND SISTER MARY OF THE LOVE OF GOD by ROSA MULHOLLAND SPIRIT AND DUST by ROSA MULHOLLAND THE FAERY EARL by ROSA MULHOLLAND |
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