Like silver shafts imprisoned in a fine Wrought vase of filigree, a wayward flame Unfurled, and escaped like eager wine And leapt in silver rivers to my heart. It came In lightning lashes to pursue me And lifted me in quivering, jealous flight Above the sordid world, to mystery And rainbow clouds of crystal liquid light. And from the misty dais of a dream My flow'ring heart became a glowing star; Reflections of a live transfixèd gleam That bound my world—immortal bar! And high I soar! Love-pennons for my wings. Listen! Listen! The whole world sings! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SCHOOL BOY, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE AT THE TAVERN by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM' by THOMAS HARDY THE AKOND [OR, AKHOND] OF SWAT by EDWARD LEAR THE SEASONS: A HYMN by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) |