Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, REALIZATION, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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REALIZATION, by                    
First Line: I have found a poet;--
Last Line: My vibrant song is pulsed by singing reed.
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


I have found a Poet;—
I, who for long
Have sought fulfillment of my heart's desire,
A true companion to my singing lyre,
Seeing the base and falsifying fire
Leap into gorgeous flame, and die,—for hire!
Straining my ears for harmonies of song,
Seeking to prove the lesser singers' dream,
Reaching for diamonds where I saw a gleam,
Finding but meaner gems; so few supreme
Prayers in the poet's fane, some near blaspheme.

I have found a Poet;—
How my soul leaped
With the winging music of her rhythmic beat,
And yesteryears, (thought worthless, incomplete,)
Like Hopes incarnate, march with joyous feet,
Whilst I, I follow on a golden street;
O, Heart of mine, at last I've reaped
In fulness, harvest of the planted seed,
Food for my soul, sufficient for its need.
And by the sluggish waters where I feed,
My vibrant song is pulsed by singing reed.





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