ANOTHER light now climbs the purple steep Of heaven where thou holdest on thy way, Immortal star! Soon following will the day Thrust up a shining arm and beckon sleep From eyelids that remember not to weep Beneath the influence of thy sweet ray: Lo, they that need thee do not vainly pray Thy orbèd splendor hanging in the deep,— O Star of Love! named with the name she bore, Who like a star rose flashing from the foam That sings at morning round Cythera's shore; Who gave her exiles hope and led them home: Shine on, and cheer the hearts that else were sore, While o'er life's toiling wave they seek their Rome. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGY: 9. THE AUTUMNAL [BEAUTY] by JOHN DONNE THE DEBT by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ODE ON THE PLEASURE ARISING FROM VICISSITUDE by THOMAS GRAY UPON JULIA'S BREASTS by ROBERT HERRICK THE BEAN-STALK by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY PARADISI GLORIA by THOMAS WILLIAM PARSONS MERLIN AND THE GLEAM by ALFRED TENNYSON |