Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHT (2), by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Vesuvius, purple under purple skies Last Line: Show thee again, re-orient, crowned with light! | ||||||||
Vesuvius, purple under purple skies Beyond the purple, still, unrippling sea; Sheer amber lightning, streaming ceaselessly From heaven to earth, dazzling bewildered eyes With all the terror of beauty: thus day dies That dawned in blue, unclouded innocency; And thus we look our last on Italy That soon, obscured by night, behind us lies. And night descends on us, tempestuous night, Night, torn with terror, as we sail the deep; And like a cataract down a mountain-steep Pours, loud with thunder, that red perilous fire.... Yet shall the dawn, O land of our desire, Show thee again, re-orient, crowned with light! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE LINES by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON BREAKFAST by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON FLANNAN ISLE by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON FOR G. by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON GERANIUMS by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON LAMENT by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON RETREAT by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON RUPERT BROOKE by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON THE GORSE by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON THE ICE by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON |
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