Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OVER THE LAKE, by R. A. ERIC SHEPHERD


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OVER THE LAKE, by                    
First Line: Over the lake is fairyland
Last Line: And amethyst.
Subject(s): Oxford University


OVER the lake is Fairyland:
Wrapt in mist
Dim spirit trees and bushes stand,
And flow'rs go wanton where they list;
Tinct all unearthly, sweet with dew,
Strange, elfin pink, and white, and blue,
And amethyst.

Over the lake doth music dwell
Of violin
To voice the ev'ning's wistful spell,
When little children's eyes begin
To veil their blue, and brown, and grey,
In filmy mist that far away
Good angels spin.

Over the lake far out behold
A boat doth fare,
That trails a wake of rosy gold,
And doth a lone musician bear,
Whose melting music leaves a sigh,
As tho' the heart of dreams were by,
Filling the air.

Night is forth from her day-long cave,
See, how she nears!
Gliding soft o'er the charmed wave,
Loading the boughs with her sapphire tears;
While up in the sky the bright stars sing
Wonderful songs of their wandering,
Light thro' the spheres

Over the lake is Fairy land:
Wrapt in mist
Dim spirit trees and bushes stand
And flow'rs go wanton where they list;
Tinct all unearthly, sweet with dew,
Strange, elfin pink, and white, and blue,
And amethyst.





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