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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FRAGMENTS FROM A METRICAL JOURNAL: ANDERNACHT, by JOHN RUSKIN Poet's Biography First Line: Twilight's mists are gathering grey Last Line: The owl and bat are tenants there. Subject(s): Andernacht, Germany | |||
TWILIGHT'S mists are gathering grey Round us on our winding way; Yet the mountain's purple crest Reflects the glories of the west. Rushing on with giant force, Rolls the Rhine his glorious course; Flashing, now, with flamy red, O'er his jagg'd basaltic bed; Now, with current calm and wide, Sweeping round the mountain's side; Ever noble, proud, and free, Flowing in his majesty. Soon upon the evening skies Andernacht's grim ruins rise; Buttress, battlement and tower, Remnants hoar of Roman power. Monuments of Cæsar's sway, Piecemeal mouldering away. Lo, together loosely thrown, Sculptured head and lettered stone; Guardless now the arch-way steep To rampart huge and frowning keep; The empty moat is gay with flowers, The night-wind whistles through the towers, And, flapping in the silent air, The owl and bat are tenants there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A WALK IN CHAMOUNI by JOHN RUSKIN ARISTODEMUS AT PLATAEA by JOHN RUSKIN CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD; NIGHT by JOHN RUSKIN FRAGMENTS FROM A METRICAL JOURNAL: ST. GOAR by JOHN RUSKIN SALSETTE AND ELEPHANTA by JOHN RUSKIN SONG, FR. LEONI, A ROMANCE OF ITALY by JOHN RUSKIN |
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