THE ringing laugh of a joyous heart, and the glance of a smiling eye, The womanly grace of a piquant face in the rollicking days gone by, -- The conscious shyness of word and glance, and the thrill of the hand's caress; The tender hush, the rising blush, and the timidly whispered "Yes," -- The swift, bright gleam of the wedding-ring, the tenderly fearful bliss Of the upturned face in its shimmering lace, and the breath of the marriage kiss, -- Through all the eternal grim parade of days and nights that pass, Will these matter to thee, thou soul set free, thou dust down under the grass? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ROMAN ROAD by THOMAS HARDY MY LITTLE DREAMS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ILLUSIONS by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON SONNET: ON FAME (1) by JOHN KEATS FIREFLY; A SONG by ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS THE FOUNDERS OF OHIO by WILLIAM HENRY VENABLE |