Rest Master, for we be a-weary, weary And would feel the fingers of the wind Upon these lids that lie over us Sodden and lead-heavy. Rest brother, for lo! the dawn is without! The yellow flame paleth And the wax runs low. Free us, for without be goodly colours, Green of the wood-moss and flower colours, And coolness beneath the trees. Free us, for we perish In this ever-flowing monotony Of ugly print marks, black Upon white parchment. Free us, for there is one Whose smile more availeth Than all the age-old knowledge of thy books: And we would look thereon. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOLCINO TO MARGARET by CHARLES KINGSLEY SCILLA'S METAMORPHOSIS: MELANCHOLY by THOMAS LODGE JOURNEY by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SONNET: EGYPT by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH WAYCONNELL TOWER by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM ILLUSIONS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |