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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CATHARA, by WALTER COLTON First Line: But yesterday thine eyes were bright Last Line: To breathe in fragrant beauty there. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | |||
But yesterday thine eyes were bright As rays that fringe the early cloud; Now closed to life, to love, and light, Wrapp'd in the winding-sheet and shroud; And darkly o'er thee broods the pall, While faint and low thy dirge is sung; And warm and fast around thee fall Tears of the beautiful and young. No more, sweet one! on thee no more Will break the day-dawn fresh and fair; Nor evening's purple twilight pour Its softness round thy raven hair; No more beneath thy magic hand Will wake the lyre's responsive lay; Or round its warmth the wreath expand To crown a sister's natal day. Yet as the sweet surviving vine Around the bough that buds no more Will still its tender leaves entwine And bloom as freshly as before; So fond affection still will shed The light on thee it used to wear, And plant its roses round thy bed To breathe in fragrant beauty there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH SMALL COUNTRIES by JAMES GALVIN |
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