Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GAP OF THE WINDS, by ROBERT NOTVEST


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THE GAP OF THE WINDS, by                    
First Line: Rustling leaves, dancing with the breeze
Last Line: And always the thorn protects the rose.
Subject(s): Wind; Winter


Rustling leaves, dancing with the breeze.—
Already has come winter's first icy chill;
Thru gray torn clouds, a golden frieze
Of the sinking sun o'er the western hill.

The magic touch of frost has spread
A riot of colors o'er hill and dale;
Summer is gone. All life seems dead:
A blanket of snowflakes,—an icy veil.

Rocky the lane from Pen-Argyl,—
The stony ridge to the Gap of the Winds,
Where battered and baffled, mile after mile,
The Northwind at last an outlet finds.

The Gap,—where tempests howl and shriek,
And trees are slain by the Northwind's breath,—
Seek not to learn its secret so bleak,—
For a man to know too much—is death.

True faith a silken mantle lays
On weary hearts; but the silk is rent
When curious doubt in torture sways
A soul that is searching for beauty's intent.

"Only thru suff'ring can one gain bliss."
Blinding, though bright, the sunlight glows.
Tulips have beauty,—its fragrance we miss;
And always the Thorn protects the Rose.





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