CALM summer eves that once did hide The loving bliss of man and maid, Have kept their sweetness sanctified Beneath the mingled maple shade. And under the dim leafy arc That heard their vows so fond and fain, It seems as though we still may hark Dead lovers ope their lips again. The mysteries they babble low Stir strange discomfort in the breast Of those that solitary go With ancient dreams all laid to rest. And slowly they seek open air Where beams still set the boughs afire, Like agéd crones that quake to hear The kisses of their old desire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHADOWS by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR IMAGINATION, FR. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SONG FOR DECORATION DAY by HELEN C. BACON THE NEW PROSERPINE by MATHILDE BLIND THE WEDDING FEAST: 2 by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH ADON by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |