A SUNNY shaft did I behold, From sky to earth it slanted: And poised therein a bird so bold -- Sweet bird, thou wert enchanted! He sank, he rose, he twinkled, he trolled Within that shaft of sunny mist; His eyes of fire, his beak of gold, All else of amethyst! And thus he sang: "Adieu! adieu! Love's dreams prove seldom true. The blossoms, they make no delay: The sparkling dew-drops will not stay. Sweet month of May, We must away; Far, far away! To-day! to-day!" 1815 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BOLDNESS IN LOVE by THOMAS CAREW CENTENNIAL MEDITATION OF COLUMBIA by SIDNEY LANIER TOM MOONEY by WILLIAM ELLERY LEONARD SONNET: 20. A FAREWELL by PHILIP SIDNEY UNEXPECTED FORTUNE by ABUL QASIM OF SILVES THE NONSENSE SAW OF A SAW-GIRL I SAW IN ARKANSAW by FRED W. ALLSOPP |