Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DOOM OF YS, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY Poet's Biography First Line: Do you hear the bell? 'tis a silver chime Last Line: It rings o'er the town that the deep sea hides!' Subject(s): Judgment Day; Sin; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man | ||||||||
DO you hear the bell? 'Tis a silver chime But it ringeth not in the bourne of time. With the wind it swells, with the wind 'twill sink, Dying at last by the sea's dim brink. By mortal hands the bell was hung By mortal hands 'tis never swung. When the moon's at full and the long tide creeps It rings o'er the town that the deep sea keeps The town of Ys, that, unafraid, Cursed God's good bells for the noise they made, Cursed them well and pulled them down From every belfry in the town! For that sin of pride and that pride of sin, Deathly and soft, a Doom stole in. It sucked through the stone, it stole through the street, It rose in the hall, silent and fleet; Soundless it swept through the market-place Folding the town in a chill embrace; No ruth it knew, it heard no call, Sinner and saint it gathered them all, Gathered them all, while over them The bells they had cursed tolled requiem. Do you hear the bell? When the full moon rides It rings o'er the town that the deep sea hides!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON ETHNIC DEFINITIONS by ELEANOR WILNER THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL by WILLIAM BLAKE THE END OF THE WORLD by GORDON BOTTOMLEY 1X1 (ONE TIMES ONE): 20 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS ONCE BY THE PACIFIC by ROBERT FROST A CHRISTMAS CHILD by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY |
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