Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE'S FAIRYLAND; TO FLORENCE ON HER WEDDING DAY, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS First Line: There is beauty on the mountains Last Line: There dawns another day. Subject(s): Cupid; Hearts; Love - Marital; Marriage; Passion; Eros; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
There is beauty on the mountains And music in the sea, There is glory in the Heavens For Love hath come to me; The joy and sunshine in my soul Lift me to realms above, The song of birds, the fragrant flowers All tell me God is Love. Where once I saw an ocean waste, An island fair I see; Where once the sky was overcast, The sun now shines for me; Where once I saw a mountain, now For me a fountain flows; Where once I saw a desert spot, It blossoms like the rose. My wedding day hath dawned at last Within Love's Fairyland With every scene made glorious Beneath his magic wand; The grass was never half so green, No flowers with these compare, The song of birds is sweeter far, The world was ne'er so fair. Hearts pierced by shafts from Cupid's bow See an enchanted scene, Both earth and sky are beautiful When Love is felt between; And Heaven is not far away For Angels hover near When God is speaking to the soul Words only Love can hear. And 'neath the magic of the spell My heart breaks forth in song: 'Tis mine, the future and the past The world to me doth belong! The golden West hath joined the East For Love doth span between; Where now the sun doth rise and set One sky by all is seen. While orange blossoms are entwined Within my veil and hair, Their sweet perfume my senses sway With magic rich and rare; My feet, they scarcely touch the floor, I seem to float in air; 'Tis like a dream of Fairyland For Love is everywhere. I hear a voice from far away, "Until death us do part." Upon my finger then the ring While joy reigns in my heart; I feel a kiss upon my lips While senses ebb and flow Earth can no longer be the place That once I used to know. And now I waken from my dream And stand upon the floor; While well-known voices wish me joy My senses come once more. With hand-shakes, blessings and farewells, I speed me on my way; While Love doth follow in my train There dawns another day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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