I. Dim, dark and spectral loom Long hall and empty room, Weird as the crack of doom— Stark and aloof. Hung like a far balloon, Faint as the waning moon Clock tower warns midnight, soon— Stark and aloof. Windows are pools of ink; Doors, cavern mouths, to brink Weird passages to link Dungeon and roof; Arc-lights, reflected, blink ... Stark and aloof! II. So, fancy, challenged, caught, Weirdly has read and wrought, Weaving the spell it sought Into view. See, shafts of golden light, Rain-like, have streaked the night, Radiant, warm and bright, Into view. High lights in bold relief, Golden beyond belief, Dispel the gloom and grief; Ever anew Light weaves both woof and weaf Into view. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST JUDGMENT by JOHN CROWE RANSOM FIRST BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 17. SIC TRANSIT by THOMAS CAMPION SEVEN TIMES TWO [ - ROMANCE] by JEAN INGELOW MODERN LOVE: 43 by GEORGE MEREDITH SONNET: 55 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE PATRIOTIC MERCHANT PRINCE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |