"My dainty Ariel." -- @3Tempest@1. A VOICE like the murmur of doves, Soft lightning from eyes of blue; On her cheek a flush like love's First delicate, rosebud hue; Bright torrents of hazel hair, Which, glittering, flow and float O'er the swell of her bosom fair, And the snows of her matchless throat; Lithe limbs of a life so fine, That their rhythmical motion seems But a part of the grace divine Of the music of haunted dreams; Low gurgling laughter, as sweet As the swallow's song i' the South, And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meet By the curves of a perfect mouth; O creature of light and air! O fairy sylph o' th' sun! Hearts whelmed in the tidal gold of her hair Rejoice to be @3so@1 undone! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEFORE A PAINTING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THOUGHTS WHILE PACKING A TRUNK by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A FARM PICTURE by WALT WHITMAN CIRCUMSTANCE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 7. MIDSUMMER by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE GHOSTS' MOONSHINE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |