Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORY'S PAGEANT; IN MEMORY OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, by EVA D. THRASHER First Line: Mystical melody in the air Last Line: In little lockerbie street. Subject(s): Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916) | ||||||||
Mystical melody in the air, Unheard whisperings everywhere; Soft, swift rustle of angels' wings, A song of sadness the lone wind sings; Perfume of beautiful flowers unseen, Pale light of even in silvery sheen; Troops of fond memories floating by In billowy clouds of the evening sky: A pageant of sorrow they meet, In little Lockerbie Street. A myriad host as in days of yore Is greeting a friend at the open door; Still, muffled footsteps are passing now, To rhythmic music as heads low bow; Countless numbers in memories' train Breathe in sad cadence a sweet refrain Of love and homage, -- a tender lay To the children's poet and friend today: Whose presence in spirit they greet, In little Lockerbie Street. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON HEARING JAMES W. RILEY READ; FROM A KENTUCKY STANDPOINT by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER SR. DIVIDED HONORS by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON TO JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; ON HIS 'BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN' by HENRY VAN DYKE JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST WHEN ON THE MARGE OF EVENING by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY THE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITIES by THOMAS HARDY A SONNET, TO THE NOBLE LADY, THE LADY MARY WROTH by BEN JONSON THE POTATOES' DANCE by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY SONNET: AUTUMN by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW DERELICT; A REMINISCENCE OF R.L.S.'S TREASURE ISLAND by YOUNG EWING ALLISON |
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