Beyond the pine-wood all looked bright and clear - And, ever by our side, as on we drove, The star of eve ran glimpsing through the grove, To meet us in the open atmosphere; As some fair thought, of heavenly light and force, Will move and flash behind a transient screen Of dim expression, glittering in its course Through many loop-holes, till its face is seen; Some thoughts ne'er pass beyond their close confines; Theirs is the little taper's homely lot, A woodside glimmer, distanced and forgot - Whose trivial gleam, that twinkles more than shines, Is left behind to die among the pines; Our stars are carried out, and vanish not! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BEAUTIFUL by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE ILIAD: ACHILLES OVER THE TRENCH by HOMER A PROPHECY by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST WHICH PASSETH KNOWLEDGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE EMPEROR OF ICE-CREAM by WALLACE STEVENS REVEL by ABUL HASAN OF SANTA MARIA JUNGLE by WILLIMINA L. ARMSTRONG |