Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CASTLES IN THE AIR, by WILLIAM J. LAMPTON First Line: I builded a castle in the air Last Line: And the whole darn thing fell down. Subject(s): Buildings & Builders; Castles; Crowns; Stones; Temples; Granite; Rocks; Mosques | ||||||||
I BUILDED a castle in the air, A vast and magnificent pile As the splendid temples of Karnak were By the thirsty shores of the Nile. Its glittering towers emblazoned the blue, Its walls were of burnished gold, Its base from the caverns of ocean grew Where pearls lay asleep in the cold. Its windows were jewels whose dazzling gleam Flashed back to the sun and the stars, Like the eyes of a god in a Brahmin's dream Of the land of the deodars. It stood as the work of a builder, alone, Whose wonderful genius played The music of heaven in mortar and stone With the tools of his earthly trade. I builded a castle in the air, From the base to its turret crown; I stretched forth my hand to touch it there, And the whole darn thing fell down. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BAYADERE by FRANCIS SALTUS SALTUS AT DENDERA by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR RAMESES WORSHIPS RAMESES AT ABU SIMBEL by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR GLIMPSES OF ITALY: 5. LIKE PAESTUM'S TEMPLE by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON MAYAN TEMPLE by ADA CLARKE CARMICHIEL THE EARTHLY HOUSE by PHOEBE CARY THE DESERTED SHRINE by GLADYS CROMWELL THE ARK OF THE COVENANT by NINA DAVIS THE MENORAH by MIRIAM DEL BANCO OPPORTUNITY TALKS by WILLIAM J. LAMPTON |
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