Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE, by HENRY DENISON First Line: Ah, when the gentle breath of spring comes Last Line: Its bars asunder, and its music ends. Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
Ah, when the gentle breath of Spring comes o'er The harp, Aeolian melody is born; Child of the skies, young music smiles once more, Then starts and dies amidst the autumnal storm! Life is a lyre, and fate the winds of heaven That tread upon its chords with steps uneven; The zephyrs' and the breezes' downy wings Fan pleasures laughing on the living strings; The wintry blasts that bid the lyre complain Are love rejected, penury and pain; And death the awful hurricane that rends Its bars asunder, and its music ends. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW |
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