I. IN my watching or my dreaming, Came to me a blessed vision; Whether real or but seeming, Boots me not to make decision: This I know -- 't was all elysian. II. By me sat a maiden fairer Than the Oda's king possesses; But I wrong her to compare her. Happy, happy whom she blesses With her kisses and caresses! III. Golden hair, like sunlight streaming On the marble of her shoulder, That with soft and snowy gleaming Witched the eye of the beholder, Dazed me, crazed me to enfold her! IV. Heart to heart we sat together; (Ah, to feel her bosom's beating!) Hand in hand in loving tether, Lip with lip in rapture meeting, Parting but for closer greeting. V. Oft and oft I would be dreaming, Could I bring that happy vision! Was it real, or but seeming? Boots me not to make decision: This I know -- 't was all elysian. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BALLAD OF CHRISTMAS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE A SONG: REVENGE AGAINST CYNTHIA by PHILIP AYRES SONG: FOR THEE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT PRAYER FOR STRENGTH by MARGARET E. BRUNER THE THIRD OF NOVEMBER, 1861 by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT MASQUE AT THE MARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF SOMERSET: FIRST SQUIRE (1) by THOMAS CAMPION A CHILD TASTES THE LOVELINESS OF LIFE AND FASHIONS A NEW DREAM by GRACE STONE COATES |