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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIS LOVERS TO ARTHUR UPSON, by RUTH SHEPARD PHELPS Poet's Biography First Line: We see thee in the clear, aspiring flame Last Line: Dark death is beautiful now thou art there! Subject(s): Upson, Arthur Wheelock (1877-1908) | |||
We see thee in the clear, aspiring flame On Autumn hearths; the moon and each white star Restore us thy deep, love-wise smile; afar About the world red roses breathe thy fame In many gardens; old rich words proclaim Thee; music sings thee in each magic bar: And all the rare and lovely things that are Bloom newly now to celebrate thy name. And so this world is fairer than before With thee in sunset cloud and the blue day. Thou needest not—O Perfect!—longer stay, But oh, without thee!—how to win thy lore? —Yet even Death, for thee, hath shed despair, Dark Death is beautiful now thou art there! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GUARDIAN DEEPS by RUTH SHEPARD PHELPS TO A DEAD POET by RUTH SHEPARD PHELPS RESOLUTION OF DEPENDENCE by GEORGE BARKER AD LESBIAM by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE WIND IN A FROLIC by WILLIAM HOWITT WIFE, CHILDREN AND FRIENDS by WILLIAM ROBERT SPENCER AS I SIT WRITING HERE by WALT WHITMAN A PRIZE RIDDLE ON HERSELF WHEN 24 by ELIZABETH FRANCES AMHERST |
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