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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BELLS OF YOUTH, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: The bells of youth are ringing in the gate Last Line: And is singing, singing, singing thro' the world. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Bells; Singing & Singers; Spring; Youth; Songs | |||
The Bells of Youth are ringing in the gateways of the South: The bannerets of green are now unfurled: Spring has risen with a laugh, a wild-rose in her mouth, And is singing, singing, singing thro' the world. The Bells of Youth are ringing in all the silent places, The primrose and the celandine are out: Children run a-laughing with joy upon their faces, The west wind follows after with a shout. The Bells of Youth are ringing from the forests to the mountains, From the meadows to the moorlands, hark their ringing! Ten thousand thousand splashing rills and fern-dappled fountains Are flinging wide the Song of Youth, and onward flowing, singing! The Bells of Youth are ringing in the gateways of the South: The bannerets of green are now unfurled: Spring has risen with a laugh, a wild-rose in her mouth, And is singing, singing, singing thro' the world. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY |
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