Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAPHNE WALKS IN THE SNOW, by TROY GARRISON Poet's Biography First Line: Her feet, skimming over the frozen moonlight Last Line: Upon the moon-encrusted snow. Subject(s): Snow | ||||||||
Her feet, skimming over the frozen moonlight, Make shadowed sounds Mirrored in the silence; Her hair enshrines the face Where two blue candles burn In clear-flamed vigil over thoughts of love; Her cheeks are crystal, filled with wine That warms the cold-lipped wind to thirst -- Whiter, lighter than the snowflakes, Daphne walks with frail delight Upon the moon-encrusted snow. Dam back the flood of melody with stars: Let white notes drop with feathered ease Into the darker music of her hair -- The wind in soft-tongued omen spins A promise from the unstruck harp That quivers with expectant life When Daphne walks with frail delight Upon the moon-encrusted snow. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRIGHT SUN AFTER HEAVY SNOW by JANE KENYON SNOW FALLING THROUGH FOG by WILLIAM MATTHEWS THE SNOW FAIRY by CLAUDE MCKAY NOT ONLY ESKIMOS by LISEL MUELLER DREAM OF AMERICA by TROY GARRISON SONNET (ON AN OLD BOOK WITH UNCUT LEAVES) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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