A WIND came up out of the sea, And said, "O mists, make room for me!" It hailed the ships, and cried, "Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone!" And hurried landward far away, Crying, "Awake! it is the day!" It said unto the forest, "Shout! Hang all your leafy banners out!" It touched the wood-bird's folded wing, And said, "O bird, awake and sing!" And o'er the farms, "O chanticleer, Your clarion blow; the day is near!" It whispered to the fields of corn, "Bow down, and hail the coming morn!" It shouted through the belfry-tower, "Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour." It crossed the churchyard with a sigh, And said, "Not yet! in quiet lie." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHILD'S EVENING HYMN by SABINE BARING-GOULD THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 82. HOARDED JOY by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI CABOOSE THOUGHTS by CARL SANDBURG NATHAHNI AND SOYAZHE by FRANCES DAVIS ADAMS A DAY OF DAYS by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE SECOND BROTHER; ACT 1, SCENE 2 by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 31 by THOMAS CAMPION |