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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PAST, by GEORGE ARTHUR GREENE Poet's Biography First Line: O spirit of the past! Who hath not heard Last Line: Watching the world, they know. Alternate Author Name(s): Greene, G. A. | |||
OSPIRIT of the Past! Who hath not heard -- High on the sacred hills, when no wind blew, Rising from valleys where no echo stirred -- The murmur of the ages, floating through The silences of thought? nor seen In sleep the swift feet of the dreams flash by, When each revealing footfall is a light Thrusting a spear of flame into the night, Opening eternal doors, and bringing nigh What shall be, and hath been? For who shall call the Past a skein undone, And not a part of that which shall return? Man wheels his circle round a deathless sun, And with each meeting curve new splendours burn That shall for ever glow. For all deeds, all events, are quenchless lights: All that is done, is gained; what hath been, is: Down in the plain are blind uncertainties, But they who stand upon the mountain heights, Watching the world, they know. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INISFAIL by GEORGE ARTHUR GREENE IRISH MEMORIES by GEORGE ARTHUR GREENE MOUNTAIN VOICES by GEORGE ARTHUR GREENE ON GREAT SUGARLOAF by GEORGE ARTHUR GREENE ON TALK OF PEACE AT THIS TIME by ROBERT FROST A CLEVER WOMAN by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE TO HELEN (2) by EDGAR ALLAN POE TO ONE WHO ASKS by MARY REYNOLDS ALDIS THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 9. VISION OF THE WORLD by T. BAKER |
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