I I only live in the light: Let there be light for me, Or let the night come soon! II Winter, -- Summer's rainbow-mantle of colour fades Back, once again, to white. III I cry, Echo answers faintly. Echo is a poet. IV A breeze ruffles the rain-pool. -- Even our griefs cannot find rest, Aimlessly up and down they are tossed by the wind. V Snowflakes rise and fall on the wind: Even Winter has her white flocks of silent birds. VI I gazed through the mist: Was it a goddess I saw? -- The mist silently lifted and showed me -- an open tomb. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PICTURE (VENUS RECLINING) by EZRA POUND THE TREASURES OF THE DEEP by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE SOUL'S DEFIANCE by LAVINIA STONE STODDARD THE YOUNG HOUSEWIFE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS PATTY MORGAN THE MILKMAID'S STORY: 'LOOK AT THE CLOCK!' by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |