Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET (12), by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Now, while the rear-guard of the flyinf year Last Line: And shouts of triumph peal along the shore. Subject(s): Winter | ||||||||
Now, while the rear-guard of the flying year, Rugged December on the season's verge Marshals his pale days to the mournful dirge Of muffled winds in far-off forests drear, Good friend! turn with me to our in-door cheer; Draw night; the huge flames roar upon the hearth, And this sly sparkler is of subtlest birth, And a rich vintage, poet souls hold dear; Mark how the sweet rogue wooes us! Sit thee down, And we will quaff, and quaff, and drink our fill, Topping the spirits with a Bacchanal crown, Till the funereal blast shall wail no more, But silver-throated clarions seem to thrill, And shouts of triumph peal along the shore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOOKING EAST IN THE WINTER by JOHN HOLLANDER WINTER DISTANCES by FANNY HOWE WINTER FORECAST by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN AT WINTER'S EDGE by JUDY JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE A STORM IN THE DISTANCE (AMONG THE GEORGIAN HILLS) by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE |
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