Shadows seen dimly go slithering by; Sinister footfalls so stealthily sly; Be they knave's, rascal's or dearest of friend's— Ghosts, through enchantment, disharmony lends, Commonplace lost in bewildering mist— Landmarks awry by vague mystery kissed. All the world moving—and I, too, move on; Shapes looming largely—quite near, and then gone; Fearful, I shun them—away from them steal; Should I have touched them—would they be real? I and my fellows, but pawns in the game; Souls touch but lightly—lives mingle in vain; Could we but banish the clouds that intrude, Then would we welcome a sweet interlude: True understanding all doubt would displace; Heaven revealing in each friendly face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WITCH by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE LAY OF THE TRILOBITE by MAY EMMA GOLDWORTH KENDALL A TRIBUTE TO DAD by CLARA MCKEE BEEDE THE ICONOCLAST by WILLIAM ROSE BENET PSALM 122 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE IN THE NIGHT by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE FOURE MONARCHIES: ASSYRIAN. SEMIRAMIS by ANNE BRADSTREET |