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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EARTH: THE PASSING OF A DANCER, by RHYS CARPENTER Poet's Biography First Line: She is made of mist and silver, and her Last Line: And the floor of heaven darkens, and the sound of feet is stilled. Variant Title(s): Earth: The Passing Of A Danger Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers; Death; Earth; Dead, The; World | |||
SHE is made of mist and silver, and her clinging dress is bound With the planets for her girdle and the stars to deck her round; And she dances, dances, dances, with her softly gliding feet Round and round her golden lover, and their burning glances meet. She hath deeds of men for raiment, and within her hair she places Shining souls of high adventure and the beauty of young faces; And she dances, dances, dances, with her softly gliding feet Down and down eternal paths where past and future meet. She hath gone; the silence echoes, where but now her music thrilled, And the floor of heaven darkens, and the sound of feet is stilled. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS GEOMETAPHYSICS by MARGARET AVISON NIAGARA by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN I SEE CHILE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR by AGHA SHAHID ALI WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL THE EARTH IS A LIVING THING by LUCILLE CLIFTON |
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