ONLY the prism's obstruction shows aright The secret of a sunbeam, breaks its light Into the jewelled bow from blankest white; So may a glory from defect arise: Only by Deafness may the vexed Love wreak Its insuppressive sense on brow and cheek, Only by Dumbness adequately speak As favored mouth could never, through the eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY by FRANCIS BEAUMONT SONNET TO THE AUTUMNAL MOON by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE WORDLY WISE (5) by MOTHER GOOSE FAUSTINE by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE THE GOLDEN YEAR! by ALFRED AUSTIN |