Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MISS NEILSON AS JULIET, by ARTHUR PETERSON Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet face, uplifted to the star-lit sky Last Line: And hear thy voice, which is our passion's call! Subject(s): Romeo & Juliet | ||||||||
Sweet face, uplifted to the star-lit sky, So still, so white upon the dusky air, Why cam'st thou here? And eyes of Italy, What are the thoughts that in your depths ye bear? Sweet face, so like the dream-love we have known, So like the visioned Juliet of our hearts, Thou seem'st to shine for each of us, alone, From each to ask that trust which never parts. We leave the glare of gas, the crowd, the talk; We fly back through the years, -- beyond the sea; Led by the moon where gentle breezes walk Across this southern land, how daintily! And Romeos are we all. O lady fair, On this one night 'tis we who leap the wall, Spy thy white presence, like a saint in air, And hear thy voice, which is our passion's call! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE MATTER OF ROMEO AND JULIET by NAZIM HIKMET ROMEO AND JULIET by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TO ONE IN A HOSTILE CAMP by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT AT ROMEO'S TOMB by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR JULIET PROTESTS by MOLLIE MARSH COSSAART AMOR TRIUMPHANS: 11. AFTER ROMEO AND JULIET by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS A CLOUD FANCY by ARTHUR PETERSON |
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