Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A LITTLE NIECE, by LEVI BISHOP Poet's Biography First Line: So full of mirth, so full of play Last Line: Then, little dove, remember me! Subject(s): Future Life; Life; Love; Retribution; Eternity; After Life | ||||||||
So full of mirth, so full of play; With mind and heart so light and gay, And eyes that witchery betray; And sprightly accents rolling on, Like birds their merry matin song, That sweet simplicity prolong: -- In all your little griefs and joys, In all your sports among your toys, In giddy romps with girls and boys; -- When dearest friends behold -- admire, And freely grant what you desire; And touched as by a heavenly fire, The highest, fondest hopes aspire; -- As life sweeps on its rapid stream, And future prospects brightly gleam; And love unfolds its morning dream, That ripens to meridian beam, And binds as by a law supreme; -- As years advance, and you shall see The fading foliage on the tree -- The withered flowers upon the lea -- And, drawing near, by fixed decree, The final bourne -- eternity; Then, little dove, REMEMBER ME! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR UNABLE TO FIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS 3 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 2 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WRITING IN THE AFTERLIFE by BILLY COLLINS A HOP AT SARATOGA by LEVI BISHOP |
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