Breathless, I awake: for lo! It is the beginning. Break! Chrysalis, break! Shed thy bright beauty. O day! beautiful, unforgettable day . . . O exquisite pain! Break, break my heart again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE BURIAL by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL SONNET: 9 by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL ERRING IN COMPANY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS BRITANNIA TO COLUMBIA by ALFRED AUSTIN DIDO TO AENEAS by JOACHIM DU BELLAY ON THE NIGHT EXPRESS by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE THE THEATRE-CURTAIN by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH |