FLEETER than a tone scarce born That melts away, Sweeter than a dream of morn That shuns the day, Swifter than a rainbow fading out of sight: Sucked away as dewdrops by the burning light; Or like birds or blossoms, takest thou thy flight -- Sunbeam of delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE TO THE CUCKOO by MICHAEL BRUCE THE OLD MAN OF VERONA by CLAUDIAN SONNET WRITTEN IN DISGUST OF VULGAR SUPERSTITION by JOHN KEATS A NIGHT-PIECE ON DEATH by THOMAS PARNELL THE WINDOW; OR, THE SONG OF THE WRENS: THE LETTER by ALFRED TENNYSON THE REEDS by KONSTANTIN DMITRIYEVICH BALMONT |