"O SISTER, sister, from the casement leaning, What sees thy tranced eye, what is the meaning Of the strange rapture that thy features know?" @3"I see," she said, "the sunset's crimson glow."@1 "O sister, sister, from the casement turning, What saw'st thou there save sunset's sullen burning? —Thy hand is ice, and fever lights thine eye!" @3"I saw," she said, "the twilight drifting by."@1 "O sister, oft the sun hath set and often Have we beheld the twilight fold and soften The edge of day—In this no mystery lies!" @3"I saw," she said, "the crescent moon arise."@1 O sister, speak! I fear when on me falleth Thine empty glance which some wild spell enthralleth! —How chill the air blows through the open door!" @3"I saw," she said, "I saw"—and spake no more.@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRUMS AND BRASS by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON THE CENTER OF GRAVITY by DAVID IGNATOW AUTUMN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON JONES'S PRIVATE ARGYMENT by SIDNEY LANIER THE DOLL BELIEVERS by CLARENCE MAJOR |