Why make a song to some exotic isle? Around me in her amaranthine bloom Lies the lyric South adorned with palm and plume, -- Mauve-petaled and rose-sweet for mile on mile. Fair land, that all the fondest thoughts beguile, You weave delight upon your sun-weft loom, And lead your children far from wintry gloom; Here would I rest and dream my dreams awhile. Dear South, that taught me my full heart's desire, And how to color words yet make them strong, Your loveliness is like a golden lyre Whose pleasant music captivates the throng. For you I light a little sacred fire -- And sing for you a heart's sincere love-song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE DOMESTIC SONG by DAVID IGNATOW MATE (2) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON MARTHA WASHINGTON by SIDNEY LANIER DOMESDAY BOOK: ARCHIBALD LOWELL by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |