Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MUSIC, THOU QUEEN OF SOULS, by THOMAS RANDOLPH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Music, thou queen of souls, get up and string Last Line: Strike a sad note, and fix them trees again. Variant Title(s): A Song Subject(s): Music & Musicians; Trees | ||||||||
Music, thou queen of souls, get up and string Thy powerful lute and some sad requiem sing, 'Till mountains greet the echoes with a groan, And the broken rocks repeat the duller tone; Then, on a sudden, with a nimble hand, Run gently o'er the chords, and so command The pine to dance, the oak his roots forego, The holm and aged elm to foot it too; Myrtles shall caper, lofty cedars run, And call the courtly palm to make uo one; Then, in the midst of all their jolly train, Strike a sad note, and fix them trees again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIBING TREES by ROBERT HASS THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MIDNIGHT EDEN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN REFLECTION OF THE WOOD by LEONIE ADAMS THE LIFE OF TREES by DORIANNE LAUX FAIRIES' SONG by THOMAS RANDOLPH ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD [TO HASTEN HIM INTO COUNTRY] by THOMAS RANDOLPH |
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