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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SECOND VOLUME, by ROBERT MOWRY BELL First Line: In the groined alcoves of an ancient tower Last Line: Soul, soul, there is a sequel to thy tale! | |||
IN the groined alcoves of an ancient tower Amid a wealth of treasured tomes I found A little book, in choicest vellum bound: Therein a romance of such magic power It held me rapt through many a tranced hour; And then, the threads of interest all unwound, Abruptly closed. I searched that palace round, And for its mate still earth's preserves I scour. Perchance that was the whole? Then purposeless The pain of conflict, and the bitter doubt But half resolved; love in a dire distress, Deserted, baffled, with its joy left out. Could life so end, half told; its school so fail? Soul, soul, there is a sequel to thy tale! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DE LITTLE PICKANINNY'S GONE TO SLEEP by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON WREATHE THE BOWL by THOMAS MOORE WHO WALKS WITH BEAUTY by DAVID MORTON SUMMER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: AUTUMN by THOMAS NASHE TO MR. BARBAULD, WITH A MAP OF THE LAND OF MATRIMONY by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 67. THE THREE AGES OF WOMAN: 2 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. THE BRITISH, A.D. 1901 by EDWARD CARPENTER |
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