Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BENEDICTION, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poet's Biography First Line: Now the rooftree of the midnight spreading Last Line: Child, to you. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Blessings; Nature | ||||||||
NOW the rooftree of the midnight spreading, Buds in citron, green, and blue: From afar its mystic odours shedding, Child, on you. Now the buried stars beneath the mountain And the vales their life renew, Jetting rainbow blooms from tiny fountains, Child, for you. In the diamond air the sun-star glowing, Up its feathered radiance threw; All the jewel glory there was flowing, Child, for you. As within the quiet waters passing, Sun and moon and stars we view, So the loveliness of life is glassing, Child, in you. And the fire divine in all things burning Seeks the mystic heart anew, From its wanderings far again returning, Child, to you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTERRUPTED MEDITATION by ROBERT HASS TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN LET US GATHER IN A FLOURISHING WAY by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB BREADTH. CIRCLE. DESERT. MONARCH. MONTH. WISDOM by JOHN HOLLANDER VARIATIONS: 16 by CONRAD AIKEN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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