Sacred watcher, wave thy bells! Fair hill flower and woodland child! Dear to me in deep green dells -- Dearest on the mountains wild -- Blue bell, even as all divine I have seen my darling shine -- Blue bell, even as wan and frail I have seen my darling fail -- Thou hast found a voice for me -- And soothing words are breathed by thee -- Thus they murmur, 'Summer's sun Warms me till my life is done -- Would I rather choose to die Under winter's ruthless sky? 'Glad I bloom and calm I fade Weeping twilight dews my bed Mourner, mourner dry thy tears. Sorrow comes with lengthened years!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SUMMER EVENING'S MEDITATION by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD UPON HIS DEPARTURE HENCE by ROBERT HERRICK FOR LOVE'S SAKE, KISS ME ONCE AGAIN! by BEN JONSON THE COTTON BOLL by HENRY TIMROD JAMESON'S RIDE by ALFRED AUSTIN |