Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: THE CLOUD, by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: With shape to shape, all day Last Line: Of still desire. Alternate Author Name(s): Meredith, Owen; Lytton, 1st Earl Of; Lytton, Robert Subject(s): Clouds; Italy; Travel; Italians; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
WITH shape to shape, all day, And change to change, by foreland, firth, and bay, The cloud comes down from wandering with the wind, Through gloom and gleam across the green waste seas; And, leaving the white cliff and lone tower bare To empty air, Slips down the windless west, and grows defined In splendor by degrees. And, blown by every wind Of wonder through all regions of the mind, From hope to fear, from doubt to sweet despite Changing all shapes, and mingling snow with fire, The thought of her descends, sleeps o'er the bounds Of passion, grows, and rounds Its golden outlines in a gradual light Of still desire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING THE LAST WISH by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: AUX ITALIENS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: THE CHESSBOARD by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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