If carelessly I turn my eyes From sunset of resplendent gold; Or when a purple twilight awes I whistle tunes quite gay and bold. Or draw my shade some summer night To shut out moonlight's perfumed glow; Or stop my ears to symphony Of plaintive tones I dare not know. And close my heart quite frequently, To all of beauty's majesty; -- It is protection -- lest my soul Burst from the fragile bounds of me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WINTER NIGHT SONG by SARA TEASDALE YOUTH by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE OLD BRIDGE AT FLORENCE; SONNET by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE SLAVE SINGING AT MIDNIGHT by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW RICH AND POOR; OR, SAINT AND SINNER by THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK |