WHIRLED on their starry Odyssey From heaven to earth, in this deep glade The eternal lovers hold their court Within the heart of man and maid. That darkness throbs with hidden fire: The pulse beats fast: the heavens call: Earth is transfigured, and the twain Breathe as they did before the Fall. When King and Queen feast in the heart They squander all the gold of years To make their banquet gay, then leave A ruined heart, a house of tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CYMON AND IPHIGENIA by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO WOMEN AND ROSES by ROBERT BROWNING MISS KILMANSEGG AND HER PRECIOUS LEG: HER MORAL by THOMAS HOOD COME UNTO ME by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD YESTERDAY by CHARLES GRANGER BLANDEN SHEEPBELLS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |