Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHTINGALE THOU KNOWEST, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS First Line: When the sun is rising Last Line: God of life and love? Subject(s): Birds; Nightingales | ||||||||
When the sun is rising Glorious with light, In the vaulted Heavens Fade the stars from sight; As upon its axis Turns the world around, Nature wakes from slumber With a joyous sound. Man upon his missions Rushes to and fro; Downward to the ocean Streams and rivers flow; Birds their songs are singing Flitting, flashing by; Rides the sun in glory High above in sky. 'Til in matchless splendor Sinking in the west, Day to night surrenders Yields the world to rest; With the stars reflecting Glory from above, From the deepening shadows Comes a song of love. Nightingale, thou knowest Secrets of the night, Greeting Heaven's Angels As they pass in flight, Singing of the Glory Seen in depths above, Knowest thou Jehovah, God of life and love? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY THE NIGHTINGALE IN BADELUNDA by TOMAS TRANSTROMER THE NIGHTINGALE by PAUL VERLAINE ODE, FR. THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM by RICHARD BARNFIELD NIGHTINGALES by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES BIANCA AMONG THE NIGHTINGALES by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE NIGHTINGALE; A CONVERSATION POEM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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