A DIAMOND glow of winter o'er the world: Amid the chilly halo nigh the west Flickers a phantom violet bloom unfurled Dim on the twilight's breast. Only phantasmal blooms but for an hour, A transient beauty; then the white stars shine Chilling the heart: I long for thee to flower, O bud of light divine. But never visible to sense or thought The flower of Beauty blooms afar withdrawn; If in our being then we know it not, Or, knowing, it is gone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG: 4 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS THE DANCE OF THE SEVIN DEIDLY SYNNIS by WILLIAM DUNBAR THE ROSE OF PEACE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS FALL PLOWING by EVA K. ANGLESBURG PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 47. AL-HAKIM by EDWIN ARNOLD |