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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UNCHANGING THEME, by FLORENCE BROOKS First Line: O I would sing of love in every tone Last Line: Our souls have seen the passing of our dreams. Alternate Author Name(s): Malone, John, Mrs. | |||
O I would sing of love in every tone, The chant of trees, the murmur of a flower, The sigh of winds in some deserted bower Where solitude replaces rapture flown From summer midnights, the tempestuous groan Of torrents, or the song of the new hour, The monotone of a nocturnal shower Tell me of love in laughter, music, moan. I know not if we loved for joy or pain In pale old ages where the yellow flowers Flaunted in tardy sunshine, or the rain Flowing and pallid wept through purple hours. But O Beloved, how sad the springtime seems! Our souls have seen the passing of our dreams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SUBLIME ILLUSION by FLORENCE BROOKS EVENEN IN THE VILLAGE by WILLIAM BARNES THE LITTLE BOY FOUND, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE RIDE-BY-NIGHTS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE IDEA: TO THE READER OF THESE SONNETS, INTRODUCTION by MICHAEL DRAYTON |
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