Wind of the summer Through the lush leaves winding Dreams that murmur Love, our hearts close binding; Shaking fragrance Out the drooping petals Night's soft radiance Caresses, while it settles 'Round us as incense, Poignant, cloying with memories Waiting's recompense -- Hesperus, bearer of memories! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE PEACOCK OF FRANCE by MARIANNE MOORE TO MARY IN HEAVEN by ROBERT BURNS THE SUN GOD by AUBREY THOMAS DE VERE VAIN TEARS, FR. THE QUEEN OF CORINTH by JOHN FLETCHER FABLES: 1ST SER. 5. THE WILD BOAR AND THE RAM by JOHN GAY THE PITY OF IT by THOMAS HARDY EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: CONVOY ESCORT by RUDYARD KIPLING |