Hold fast, O heart, remembered loveliness! Against the drabness that the days may bring Rekindle inner fires -- remembering A spirit-calmness in the hour of stress. Hold fast, O eyes, the beauty you have seen: The twilight-shower of sifted sunset gold Too bountiful for valley-laps to hold, And far-flung ranges with their snows serene. Against increasing clamor, listening ear, Hold fast the vesper-bells across the air That summon men to silence, or to prayer; The quiet voice of beauty ever hear. Recalling these and other things, go hence, O heart. Remembrance is your sure defense! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BELLS OF SHANDON by FRANCIS SYLVESTER MAHONY PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 8 by EDWARD TAYLOR ELEGIAC STANZAS by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AFTER LONG SILENCE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 10. TO THE MUSE by MARK AKENSIDE DISAPPOINTED by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 8. TROCHAIC VERSE: THE FOURTH EPIGRAM by THOMAS CAMPION |