Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORLD'S HARMONIES, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh listen, listen, for the earth Last Line: Who turneth from his sin. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Earth; Life; Singing & Singers; World | ||||||||
Oh listen, listen; for the Earth Hath silent melody; Green grasses are her lively chords, And blossoms; and each tree, Chestnut and oak and sycamore, Makes solemn harmony. Oh listen, listen; for the Sea Is calling unto us; Her notes are the broad liquid waves Mighty and glorious. Lo, the first man and the last man Hath heard, shall hearken thus. The Sun on which men cannot look Its splendour is so strong; Which wakeneth life and giveth life Rolling in light along, From day-dawn to dim eventide Sings the eternal song. And the Moon taketh up the hymn, And the Stars answer all; And all the Clouds and all the Winds And all the Dews that fall And Frost and fertilizing Rain Are mutely musical. Fishes and Beasts and feathered Fowl Swell the eternal chant, That riseth through the lower air, Over the rainbow slant, Up through the unseen palace-gates, Fearlessly jubilant. Before the everlasting Throne It is acceptable; It hath no pause or faltering; The Angels know it well; Yea, in the highest heaven of heavens Its sound is audible. Yet than the voice of the whole World There is a sweeter voice, That maketh all the Cherubim And Seraphim rejoice; That all the blessed Spirits hail With undivided choice; That crieth at the golden door And gaineth entrance in; That the palm-branch and radiant crown And glorious throne may win; -- The lowly prayer of a poor man Who turneth from his sin. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS GEOMETAPHYSICS by MARGARET AVISON NIAGARA by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN I SEE CHILE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR by AGHA SHAHID ALI WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL THE EARTH IS A LIVING THING by LUCILLE CLIFTON IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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