THE shadow of a bird On the shadow of a bough; Sweet and clear his song is heard, "Seek me now -- I seek thee now." The bird swings out of reach in the swaying tree, But his shadow on the garden walk below belongs to me. The phantom of my Love False dreams with hope doth fill, Softly singing far above, "Love me still -- I love thee still!" The cruel vision hovers at my sad heart's door, But the soul-love is soaring out of reach forevermore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CANCIONEROS: 2 by CRISTOBAL DE CASTILLEJO ON A LUTE FOUND IN A SARCOPHAGUS by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE YUSSOUF by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL THE TABLES TURNED by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH RELIGIOUS ISOLATION, TO A REPUBLICAN FRIEND by MATTHEW ARNOLD |