Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BELL, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON



Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE BELL, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: I love thy music, mellow bell
Last Line: That sweeps my native shore.
Subject(s): Bells


I love thy music, mellow bell,
I love thine iron chime,
To life or death, to heaven or hell,
Which calls the Sons of Time.

Thy voice upon the deep
The homebound sea-boy hails,
It charms his cares to sleep,
It cheers him as he sails.

To house of God & heavenly joys
Thy summons called our sires,
And good men thought thy sacred voice
Disarmed the thunder's fires.

And soon thy music, sad death-bell!
Shall lift its notes once more,
And mix my requiem with the wind
That sweeps my native shore.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...



Home: PoetryExplorer.net