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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIXTH SYMPHONY, by LIDA MARIE ERWIN First Line: Till now I've spent my days exploring books Last Line: Into the night, breathed deeply of the air. Subject(s): Sonnet (as Literary Form); Symphonies; Concerts | |||
Till now I've spent my days exploring books, And searching in the minds of men for things Unknown to me; or followed night with wings That have been quickened by delight; found brooks Whose quiet flow gave peace, but wisdom, no; And I've known greater love than most men should; Seen life: Some bad, though most of it was good; And I've had happiness with little woe. But now I've heard Tschaikovsky's symphony; Watched how the old conductor's baton swayed Ecstatically, and dealt out sorrow there; Glimpsed one bright flash of all life's meant to be, And gone, with face uplifted, unafraid, Into the night, breathed deeply of the air. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SYMPHONIC STUDIES (AFTER ROBERT SCHUMANN) by EMMA LAZARUS PAPER ANNIVERSARY by MURIEL RUKEYSER AT A BACH CONCERT by ADRIENNE CECILE RICH THAT GENERAL UTILITY RAG, BY OUR OWN IRVING BERLIN by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A SPRING SYMPHONY by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR BEETHOVEN by ETHEL TONRY CARPENTER THE WORLD DICTATES by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A NEW YEAR'S SYMPHONY by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON MUSIC; TO ETHEL BARTLETT AND RAE ROBERTSON (AFTER THEIR CONCERT) by JOHN FREEMAN |
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