Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STAR OF THE PENSIVE! MELANCHOLY STAR, by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL Poet's Biography Last Line: We think that eyes beloved those beauties share! Subject(s): Stars; Eyes | ||||||||
Star of the pensive! '' melancholy star,'' That, from the bosom of the deep ascending, Shines on the curling waves, like mourner bending Over the ruins of the joys that were; Or lone, deserted mother sweetly tending Her hushed babe in its cradle, often blending Her plaintive song and sigh repressed,''"sweet star! I love the eye that looks on me so far From all this want, and wretchedness, and woe, From out that home of pure serenity Above the winds and clouds. When tempests blow, The sailor through the darkness looks to thee;''" Thou art the star of love, and fond hearts gaze With feeling awe upon thy trembling rays, And dream that other eyes are resting there; And O what light around the bosom plays, When, dwelling on the beautiful and fair, We think that eyes beloved those beauties share! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BANGLA DESH: 2. THE BLOOD IN MY EYES by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ DUST IN THE EYES by ROBERT FROST THE CEREMONY OF OPENING THE MOUTH AND THE EYES by FORREST GANDER YOUR EYES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THROUGH A GLASS EYE, LIGHTLY by CAROLYN KIZER THE CORAL GROVE by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL |
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