Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A WEDDING SONNET, by BAYARD TAYLOR Poet's Biography First Line: Sad autumn, drop thy weedy crown forlorn Last Line: And breathes round him the spring-time of his song! Alternate Author Name(s): Taylor, James Bayard Subject(s): Autumn; Love; Seasons; Spring; Wedding Song; Fall; Epithalamium | ||||||||
SAD Autumn, drop thy weedy crown forlorn, Put off thy cloak of cloud, thy scarf of mist, And dress in gauzy gold and amethyst A day benign, of sunniest influence born, As may befit a Poet's marriage morn! Give buds another dream, another tryst To loving hearts, and print on lips unkissed Betrothal-kisses, laughing Spring to scorn! Yet, if unfriendly thou, with sullen skies, Bleak rains, or moaning winds, dost menace wrong, Here art thou foiled: a bridal sun shall rise And bridal emblems unto these belong. Round her the sunshine of her beauty lies, And breathes round him the spring-time of his song! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POEM FOR A WEDDING by GLYN MAXWELL BRIDAL SONG by GEORGE CHAPMAN (1559-1634) ESTONIAN BRIDAL SONG by JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON HERDER THE SERGEANT'S WEDDIN' by RUDYARD KIPLING THE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE EPITHALAMION by EDMUND SPENSER BEDOUIN [LOVE] SONG by BAYARD TAYLOR NATIONAL ODE; INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA by BAYARD TAYLOR |
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