Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SILENCE OF LOVE, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: I could praise you once with beautiful words ere you came Last Line: And quiet, the tender shepherd, shall keep the fold. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Love; Silence | ||||||||
I COULD praise you once with beautiful words ere you came And entered my life with love in a wind of flame. I could lure with a song from afar my bird to its nest, But with pinions drooping together silence is best. In the land of beautiful silence the winds are laid, And life grows quietly one in the cloudy shade. I will not waken the passion that sleeps in the heart, For the winds that blew us together may blow us apart. Fear not the stillness; for doubt and despair shall cease With the gentle voices guiding us into peace. Our dreams will change as they pass through the gates of gold, And Quiet, the tender shepherd, shall keep the fold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG OF SILENCE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON TANKA DIARY (9) by HARRYETTE MULLEN 7 A.M., A MAN AND A WOMAN by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THIS MORNING, GOD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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