Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN MEMORY OF TWO FRIENDS: 1. GWALCHAI, by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) Poet's Biography First Line: Again the oft-renewed request Last Line: Tis only here thou sing'st no more. Subject(s): Death; Friendship; Poetry & Poets; Dead, The | ||||||||
AGAIN the oft-renewed request, With time more frequent, to rehearse In some brief page of halting verse The praise of Cymry gone to rest. Thou good grey head, whose long life spread O'er all this fateful century, Now thou hast joined the faithful dead, I bring a wreath of praise for thee. In many a thronged pavilion fair Thy thin bent form, these eyes have seen, Thy medalled breast, thy silvery hair, Thy clear, calm gaze, thy brow serene. Oft have I marked thy accents weak Amid the hushed, attentive throng, In volleying swift Englynion speak What time they chaired the Bard of Song. Thyself an oft-crowned Bard, whose Muse To th' old alliterate measures sweet Her voice inspired, did ne'er refuse, But lightlier tripped for fettered feet. Nor thus alone, but long time stirred The passionate, yearning Cymric heart To choose the higher, better part, By preaching of the Eternal Word. So may it be till time is done! Two Powers for Good of differing name There are, in noble aim the same -- God's Preacher and His Bard are one. Dear silent Bard, of kindred blood, With mine from Mona's wind-swept shore, I praise thy song, thy work for good, 'Tis only here thou sing'st no more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A CAROL by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) |
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