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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DYING EMBERS, by ELVA SMITH First Line: One night when winter reigned supreme Last Line: I went into the night again. | |||
One night when winter reigned supreme Upon his throne, I saw the gleam Of someone's fire and saw the door Open as none had been before. The flames leaped high as I drew near, As if they knew I would appear. The flames burned high and on their wings They carried dreams of many things. I knew no fire so fiercely bright Could ever burn on through the night, And yet I could not turn away Or think about the coming day. I lingered long while time and space Were blended, and Peace came and took Her place beside me. Who can say Why she came, yet could not stay? For this I know -- before the dawn I looked for her and she was gone. I looked into the fire and knew Its flames would soon be vanished, too. I could not bear to feel the chill Of dying embers. Dreaming still I closed the door with care, and then I went into the night again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BUTCHER SHOP by DAVID IGNATOW MENELAUS AND HELEN by RUPERT BROOKE BY THE ALMA RIVER by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK LAMENT FOR [THE DEATH OF] THOMAS DAVIS by SAMUEL FERGUSON SONNET: 25 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE KNIGHT AND THE LADY; DOMESTIC LEGEND OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM THE DAYS OF '84 by RANDOLPH BEDFORD THE PARLOUS THING by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |
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