@2W@1EARY and wishful of the woods, we hear The whispers of the leaves of Arden stealing Down the dull ways of sense with "Better cheer!" Or strain to catch a sweet and tiny pealing— The elfin bells of Puck and all his line, And watch the lights of springtide clearer growing, And smell the violet and the eglantine, In love with Love, and fun and frolic flowing. Darken our day-dreams, and the air strikes chill, And shadows huge and formless go a-glooming, And moments are when Life and Death stand still Before Lord Fate's inexorable dooming;– Shakespeare, or murmuring night or morning song, Always thyself abideth, calm and strong! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DREAMS (2) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR BROKEN MUSIC by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE LEAPING POLL by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. A BOSTON TOAST by JOHN COLLINS BOSSIDY THE EPSOM DUEL, 1689 by THOMAS (TOM) BROWN A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HOM-VEG AND BALLURE'S RIVER by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |