Anon, ere yet his pleasure was aware Of other presence with him in that place, A growing murmur in the jubilant air, With hum of voices gathering apace, And laughter interchanged, and tones well known, And steps approaching him familiar-wise, And names that seemed an echo of his own, Broke on his musing. Turning in surprise He saw around him a gay company, Faces of kinsmen or of friends as near, But dead or changed or wed: all now in joy, Such as they showed him once in days more dear Ere yet his manhood had been touched with pain, Stood forth to greet him to their hearts again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO PROMENADES SENTIMENTALES: 1. RAIN by EDITH SITWELL WIND AND WINDOW FLOWER by ROBERT FROST SUMMER WIND by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT CHRISTMAS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR PIED BEAUTY by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS SEVEN TIMES FOUR [ - MATERNITY] by JEAN INGELOW |