Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE AWAKENING, by JAMES HENRY COUSINS


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THE AWAKENING, by                    
First Line: In this enchanted hour 'twixt light and light
Last Line: And mark cuchullin's shade speed singing by?


IN this enchanted hour 'twixt light and light
Of sinking moon and widening morn, mine ear
Gathers from quivering leaf, and river clear,
Sounds sweetened by the touch of passing Night;
While on a leafy platform, shut from sight,
But to the heart, by hearing, doubly near,
A songbird, throbbing with the opening year,
Outsoars in joy his wing's supremest flight.
New day, new birth, new hope, new power have given
Wings to the soul to soar, and leave behind
Life's inessentials. What majestic sky
Is this where, unamazed, from some old heaven,
I hear the Harp of Angus on the wind,
And mark Cuchullin's Shade speed singing by?





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