FROM out the heart of an autumnal day A sound unwonted took the listening ear; At first dim in the sky and far away, But ever waxing louder and more clear. And then a mighty shadow seemed to come Between the sun and me, and all the air Shook vibrantly, gave forth a grave, great hum, Till heaven became a populous thoroughfare Of strenuous wings that beat the blue in time; Birds numberless, yet one in joy of flight And the desire to make a warmer clime Wherein to mate and nest and have delight. A hundred wind-harps played in unison Their passing was, a sight of buoyancy Beyond us earthlings; of my memories, one Most fraught with sense of fetterless grace and glee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VLAMERTINGHE: PASSING THE CHATEAU, JULY 1917 by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN TO A BLUEBELL by EMILY JANE BRONTE CLARE'S DRAGOONS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS MITHRIDATES by RALPH WALDO EMERSON JOAN OF ARC IN RHEIMS by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS TO A LOCOMOTIVE IN WINTER by WALT WHITMAN |