Why hover close with tantalizing charm, And witching imagery's illusive gleam? Your fascinating, captivating dream Wakens my deadened soul to grave alarm, Lest the bruised spirit craving beauty's sky Ignore the unattainable again Fanning to flame, deep longing all in vain, And aim, anew, to scale the vault on high. You frolic, flirt and laugh along the way. Your path beguiling, calling, always near. Your heavenly goal alluring as you sway The destinies of millions. Filled with fear They follow the illusive star you set, While weeping inwardly with vain regret. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG OF THE SINNER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON PARAGRAPHS: 15 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE LAST WISH by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON WHEN THE SULTAN GOES TO ISPAHAN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MY DELIGHT by GAMALIEL BRADFORD THE NOSEGAY by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |