Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO WORDSWORTH, by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER


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TO WORDSWORTH, by                    
First Line: Poet of calm,-like to a mountain mere
Last Line: What hidden glory round their pathway lies!
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets; Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)


Poet of calm,—like to a mountain mere,
Embosomed deep within some leafy dell,
Even that by which thou long ago did'st dwell
Among the solitudes of loved Grasmere—
If to thy quiet soul we would come near,
As men who leave the place where traffic goes,
For rural heights where lakes lie in repose,
Must our feet wander from the tumult here.

Then like elated travellers who see,
By peaceful shores reclined, each mirror-face
Reflect the trees and hills and starry skies,
Are they who view this wondrous world in thee—
What tender touches everywhere they trace;
What hidden glory round their pathway lies!





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