NOW the rooftree of the midnight spreading, Buds in citron, green, and blue: From afar its mystic odours shedding, Child, on you. Now the buried stars beneath the mountain And the vales their life renew, Jetting rainbow blooms from tiny fountains, Child, for you. In the diamond air the sun-star glowing, Up its feathered radiance threw; All the jewel glory there was flowing, Child, for you. As within the quiet waters passing, Sun and moon and stars we view, So the loveliness of life is glassing, Child, in you. And the fire divine in all things burning Seeks the mystic heart anew, From its wanderings far again returning, Child, to you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FUCHSIA HEDGES IN CONNACHT by PADRAIC COLUM TO A DOG'S MEMORY by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY PLAIN LANGUAGE FROM TRUTHFUL JAMES by FRANCIS BRET HARTE COR CORDIUM by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE THE WATER WHEEL by ABU ABD ALLAH THE COWBOY'S DANCE SONG by JAMES BARTON ADAMS THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION; A POEM. ENLARGED VERSION: BOOK 2 by MARK AKENSIDE |