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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BACH, by ZITELLA COCKE First Line: As some cathedral vast, whose lofty spire Last Line: Strong to achieve, and faithful to endure! Subject(s): Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); Composers; Music & Musicians | |||
As some cathedral vast, whose lofty spire Is ever pointing upward to the sky, Whose grand proportions, transept, nave, and choir, Impress with awe, and charm by symmetry, — Stupendous pile, where sister arts with grave And loving tenderness mould form and frieze, Adorn entablature and architrave, And touch with life the marble effigies, — So, great tone-master, strength and sweetness dwell In thee, close-knit in interwoven chain Of harmony, by whose resistless spell, Uplifted to sublime, supernal strain, The soul shall reach the noble, true, and pure, — Strong to achieve, and faithful to endure! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINER NOTES TO AN IMAGINARY PLAYLIST by TERRANCE HAYES VARIATIONS: 13 by CONRAD AIKEN BELIEVE, BELIEVE by BOB KAUFMAN ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES |
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