I always loved the splendour of your youth That seemed to shine of its own inner light: I think your beauty is the only truth That will survive destruction and the night. Endymion, Adonis and the rest, Immortal now, because they once were fair, Hold unprofaned a place among the blest For you. They will enshrine your beauty there. So, when the dark and lonely hours arrive And even you feel time's malicious dart, Be of good cheer. Your beauty will survive So long as beats one visionary heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOUSES OF DREAMS by SARA TEASDALE THE BROKEN HEART by JOHN DONNE THE NEED FOR MEN by JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY by EDWARD LEAR SONNET: 27 by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL AVE ATQUE VALE; IN MEMORY OF CHARLES BAUDELAIRE by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE |