A SUNNY shaft did I behold, From sky to earth it slanted: And poised therein a bird so bold -- Sweet bird, thou wert enchanted! He sank, he rose, he twinkled, he trolled Within that shaft of sunny mist; His eyes of fire, his beak of gold, All else of amethyst! And thus he sang: "Adieu! adieu! Love's dreams prove seldom true. The blossoms, they make no delay: The sparkling dew-drops will not stay. Sweet month of May, We must away; Far, far away! To-day! to-day!" 1815 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUA CURSUM VENTUS by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH BACCHUS by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE SISTERS by JOHN BANISTER TABB AH, BIND MY HANDS by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 6. ALLAH-AS-SALAM by EDWIN ARNOLD |