Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TERPSICHORE, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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TERPSICHORE, by                    
First Line: The dancing muse! I saw her moving through
Last Line: Burst forth in songs of reawakened spring.
Subject(s): Muses; Nature


The dancing muse! I saw her moving through
A forest, where an autumn zephyr played;
Her steps were lighter than the leaves that strayed
Like waifs of summer, lost where twilight drew
A shadow-net about them, and the blue
Of heaven twinkled where high branches made
A shifting masquerade of sheen and shade
That mocked the rhythm of a faint tattoo.
And as I watched the airy muse advance,
A wreath of laurel on her tresses set,
Like emeralds in a golden coronet,
Methought the wildwood joined her in the dance,
And every leaf and bird and living thing
Burst forth in songs of reawakened spring.





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