Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWILIGHT'S IN THE CORNERS, by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS First Line: Twilight's in the corners, the twilight and the fire Last Line: And she's brought the schoolroom lamp in, and the lamp has spoilt it all! Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight | ||||||||
TWILIGHT'S in the corners, the twilight and the fire, All its jolly marchers, Men-at-arms and archers, Clank across the carpet in most wonderful attire Cloak and jewelled dagger, Plumes that sway and swagger, As the knights come riding, each attended by his squire: And you hear the flutter as the silken pennons flit, Hear a trumpet fanfare, and you long to follow it, Where brown-eyed princesses bend from high embattled towers, Where in wondrous gardens flame the wondrous Wishing Flowers, And where, with knightly grit, You a splendid lance may split, With a brother of the dreamland, ere the schoolroom lamp is lit! Magic through the fireguard, oh, wide and wide it flings, Tales of jousts and journeys, Tales of trysts and tourneys, Tales of monks and minstrels, and of fairy given rings, Wizard ways and witches, Caves and buried riches, Listed camps, and companies, and comradeship of kings; Yes, but when they're leading out your charger from his stall, White is he as starlight, red-caparisoned and tall, Just as you are mounting with a high and mighty mein, Lady Lucy's love gage o'er your helmet's damascene, With a crash the castles fall, Jane has left the servants' hall, And she's brought the schoolroom lamp in, and the lamp has spoilt it all! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN FEBRUARY EVENING IN NEW YORK by DENISE LEVERTOV THE HOUSE OF DUST: 1 by CONRAD AIKEN TWILIGHT COMES by HAYDEN CARRUTH IN THE EVENINGS by LUCILLE CLIFTON NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE A BLACK-LETTER STORY-BOOK by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS |
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