Half fearful, half in joy, with tearful eyes Thou comest little maiden, tender bride, Timid but loving by the bridegroom's side, Thy feet reluctant to the path that lies Before thee under half enclouded skies; Yet in thy heart emboldened to confide In him who leads thee as thy constant guide To the rich blooms of love's full paradise. Cast out all maiden fear, thou little wife; The way before thee broadens into light And deepens into all the flower of May; With thee is promise of the coming life, The glowing hour of Summer's rounded height, The golden glory of deep Autumn's day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS SUSSEX DRINKING SONG by HILAIRE BELLOC THE GENERAL PUBLIC by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET GOOD-BYE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE COLOR SERGEANT by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON FLUTE-PRIEST SONG FOR RAIN; CEREMONIAL AT THE SUN SPRING by AMY LOWELL |