BEAUTY is like a star Shamed in the bold daylight, But coming out of the far At the call of the mystic night. Beauty is like a dream; We wake, and lo, it is flown; Let us but sleep, 'twould seem We may make it our very own. Beauty is like a flower In a dusk garden set, That, reaved away, for an hour Gives of her odor yet. Beauty is like a tune Soft-played in a perfect place Where, slowly under the moon, Walk figures of wondrous grace. Beauty is like a flame That, fanned by the breath of men, Leaps into loud acclaim, Fitfully falls again. Yea, and they all are as one: They carry the world's desire, Out of far mystery spun, Melody, fragrance and fire! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SHANNON AND THE CHESAPEAKE [JUNE 1, 1813] by THOMAS TRACY BOUVE TO THE LAPLAND LONGSPUR by JOHN BURROUGHS THE RIDDLERS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE SEVEN TIMES THREE [ - LOVE] by JEAN INGELOW AN HYMN OF HEAVENLY LOVE by EDMUND SPENSER THE SETTLER: AMERICA IN THE MAKING by ALFRED BILLINGS STREET |