Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PHILOSOPHER AND HIS MISTRESS, by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We watch'd the wintry moon Last Line: Happier for that embrace. Alternate Author Name(s): Bridges, Robert+(2) Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
We watch'd the wintry moon Suffer her full eclipse Riding at night's high noon Beyond the earth's ellipse. The conquering shadow quell'd Her splendour in its robe: And darkling we beheld A dim and lurid globe; Yet felt thereat no dread, Nor waited we to see The sullen dragon fled, The heav'nly Queen go free. So if my heart of pain One hour o'ershadow thine, I fear for thee no stain, Thou wilt come forth and shine: And far my sorrowing shade Will slip to empty space Invisible, but made Happier for that embrace. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A PASSER-BY by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES |
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