O GLOAMING, thou art all supreme! None can thy power gainsay, While those who court fair fancy's dream, would fain prolong thy For lovely forms are in thy train, and many a spirit bright, [stay; Which scar'd, when Night asserts her reign, soon vanish from the sight. O gloaming, thou hast richly shed a gladness over me, As thy pale mantle thou hast spread alike o'er land and sea; And while I've wander'd forth alone in thy sweet tranquil hour, I've soar'd in thought to worlds unknown, through thy enchanting power. O gloaming, oft I've stood beside yon time-worn castle wall, Where silvery waters softly glide, to watch thy shadows fall; And there thy presence still would bring remembrance of the past, And joy, to which the soul will cling, while life itself shall last. O gloaming, thou hast brought delight 'neath many a hawthorn shade, Where glowing Youth to Beauty bright, the vows of love hath made; Those words that trembled on the tongue, while shone the light of Came forth when lark no longer sung, beneath thy covering grey. [day, O gloaming, many a sweet romance, its birth hath owed to thee; Thy spell our dearest joys enhance, and makes each sorrow flee: The stars give forth a chasten'd light, the moon a milder ray, Whilst thou, sweet herald of the night, exerts thy magic sway. O gloaming, thy pale shadows teach that life, like day, must close, And may their mute appealing speech our thoughts aright dispose; Lead us to prize that truth sublime, ere health and vigour cease, Which at the end of our brief time, alone gives joy and peace. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A HYMN FOR PROCESSION WITH CROSS AND BANNERS by SABINE BARING-GOULD THE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT PRAXED'S CHURCH by ROBERT BROWNING MITHRIDATES by RALPH WALDO EMERSON FLORAL DECORATIONS FOR BANANAS by WALLACE STEVENS GOOD-BYE MY FANCY! by WALT WHITMAN EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 33. LOVE KEEPS ALL THINGS IN ORDER by PHILIP AYRES |