Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VENILIA, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: Along the faint shores of the foamless gulf Last Line: When on the gay wind swims the yellow leaf. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Circe; Flowers; Lilies; Silence | ||||||||
Along the faint shores of the foamless gulf I see pale lilies droop, wan roses fall, And Silence stilling the uplifted wave. And in the movement of the uplifted wave, And ere the rose fall, or the lily breathe, Silence becomes a lonely voice, like hers, Venilia's, who when love was given wings And far off flight, mourned ceaseless as a dove, Till bitter Circe made her but a voice Still lingering as a fragrance in dim woods When on the gay wind swims the yellow leaf. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG OF SILENCE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON TANKA DIARY (9) by HARRYETTE MULLEN 7 A.M., A MAN AND A WOMAN by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR |
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