Give me the treble of thy horns and hoofs, The ponderous undertones of 'bus and tram, A garret and a glimpse across the roofs Of clouds blown eastward over Notre Dame, The glad-eyed streets and radiant gatherings Where I drank deep the bliss of being young, The strife and sweet potential flux of things I sought Youth's dream of happiness among! It walks here aureoled with the city-light, Forever through the myriad-featured mass Flaunting not far its fugitive embrace, -- Heard sometimes in a song across the night, Caught in a perfume from the crowds that pass, And when love yields to love seen face to face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EILEEN AROON by GERALD JOSEPH GRIFFIN PANORAMA by WILLIAM ROSE BENET A FOREIGN TONGUE by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH COMPENSATION by ANNE MILLAY BREMER ICH DIEN by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO - (1) by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO A CYPRESS; ATHENS, 1913 by RHYS CARPENTER |