When this gay earth whelmed with a mad desire Swung out of chaos in a nebulous form, God borned a passion tinged with heavenly fire And wreathed about with many an ancient charm. Garbed in the beauty of the vaulted skies, To primal calm the passion burned its way, When man was young and earth was Eden-wise, And life the music of a golden day. Down from the ages over hungered souls And love-lorn hearts its flaming breath is spread, Searing with crimson life's eternal scrolls, Warming the spirit when the flesh is dead. Crowned with the years the passion comes to me, Clad in the glory that is one with thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MAY NIGHT by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS INSCRIPTION FOR AN ICE-HOUSE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE PLUME by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN EARTH-BOUND by LUCILLE IREDALE CARLESON TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. THE LOVER FAR ON THE HILLS by EDWARD CARPENTER |