Hold fast, O heart, remembered loveliness! Against the drabness that the days may bring Rekindle inner fires -- remembering A spirit-calmness in the hour of stress. Hold fast, O eyes, the beauty you have seen: The twilight-shower of sifted sunset gold Too bountiful for valley-laps to hold, And far-flung ranges with their snows serene. Against increasing clamor, listening ear, Hold fast the vesper-bells across the air That summon men to silence, or to prayer; The quiet voice of beauty ever hear. Recalling these and other things, go hence, O heart. Remembrance is your sure defense! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 32 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN SUDDEN LIGHT by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI BLANDID'S SONG, FR. THE CRIER BY NIGHT by GORDON BOTTOMLEY RECOMPENSE by HAZEL CANNON BRINSON MEMORY AND HOPE by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING STANZAS FOR MUSIC by MARY (BALFOUR) BRUNTON |