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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HER LIGHT CUITAR, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She twankled a tune on her light Last Line: Rippled in glee up my spell-bound spine. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Flowers; Guitars; Music & Musicians; Roses; Stars | |||
SHE twankled a tune on her light guitar -- A low, sweet jangle of tangled sounds, As blurred as the voices of the fairies are, Dancing in moondawn dales and downs; And the tinkling drip of the strange refrain Ran over the rim of my soul like rain. The great blond moon in the midnight skies Paused and poised o'er the trellis eaves, And the stars, in the light of her upturned eyes, Sifted their love through the rifted leaves -- Glittered and splintered in crystal mist Down the glittering strings that her fingers kissed. O the melody mad! O the tinkle and thrill Of the ecstasy of the exquisite thing! The red rose dropped from the window-sill And lay in a long swoon quivering; While the dying notes of the strain divine Rippled in glee up my spell-bound spine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EPIC STARS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HYMN TO THE STARS by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE by JAMES GALVIN TO SEE THE STARS IN DAYLIGHT by JAMES GALVIN A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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