Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALTER EGO, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: All the morn a spirit gay Last Line: I to lose myself in thee. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Fairies; Fantasy; Love; Relationships; Self; Elves | ||||||||
ALL the morn a spirit gay Breathes within my heart a rhyme, 'Tis but hide and seek we play In and out the courts of time. Fairy lover, when my feet Through the tangled woodland go, 'Tis thy sunny fingers fleet Fleck the fire dews to and fro. In the moonlight grows a smile Mid its rays of dusty pearl 'Tis but hide and seek the while, As some frolic boy and girl. When I fade into the deep Some mysterious radiance showers From the jewel-heart of sleep Through the veil of darkened hours. Where the ring of twilight gleams Round the sanctuary wrought, Whispers haunt mein my dreams We are one yet know it not. Some for beauty follow long Flying traces; some there be Seek thee only for a song: I to lose myself in thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A PROPER NEW BALLAD [ENTITLED THE FAIRIES' FAREWELL] by RICHARD CORBET A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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