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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AEOLIAN HARP (TO TWO YOUNG MUSICIANS), by PHOEBE SMITH
First Line: Taut strings that ever stir
Last Line: In a never-ending strain.
Subject(s): Harps; Musical Instruments; Lyres
First Line: Taut strings that ever stir
Last Line: In a never-ending strain.
Subject(s): Harps; Musical Instruments; Lyres
Taut strings that ever stir,
And gently pulsing, vibrate to the rhythm
Of pine-pungent breaths from old forgotten mountains,
High winds blowing from the open door of Eternity;
Paeans shouted for the dawn of light,
Cadence of a cradle song
At some dim nativity;
Wild overtones of medial symphonies,
Distant harmonies of some eventual conception;
Psalms the generations chant
In Time's processional.
Taut strings that ever stir,
And gently pulsing,
Vibrate to Earth's harmonies
In a never-ending strain.
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