Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THOMAS MOORE AT ST. ANNE'S, by THOMAS D'ARCY MCGEE Poet's Biography First Line: On these swift waters borne along Last Line: The constant star that loves the north. Subject(s): Birds; Moore, Thomas (1779-1852); Poetry & Poets | ||||||||
I On these swift waters borne along, A poet from the farther shore, Framed as he went his solemn song, And set it by the boatman's oar. II It was his being's law to sing From morning dawn to evening light; Like nature's choristers, his wing And voice were only still'd at night. III Nor did all nights bring him repose; For by the moon's auspicious ray, Like Philomela on her rose, His song eclipsed the songs of day. IV He came a stranger summer-bird, And quickly pass'd; but as he flew Our river's glorious song, he heard, His tongue was loosedhe warbled too! V And, mark the moral, ye who dream To be the poets of the land: He nowhere found a nobler theme Than you, ye favor'd, have at hand. VI Not in the storied Summer Isles, Not 'mid the classic Cyclades, Not where the Persian sun-god smiles, Found he more fitting theme than these. VII So, while the boat glides swift along, Behold above there looketh forth The star that lights the path of song The constant star that loves the north. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENVY OF OTHER PEOPLE'S POEMS by ROBERT HASS THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AS A SONG by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 192 by LYN HEJINIAN LET ME TELL YOU WHAT A POEM BRINGS by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JUNE JOURNALS 6/25/88 by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA FOLLOW ROZEWICZ by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA HAVING INTENDED TO MERELY PICK ON AN OIL COMPANY, THE POEM GOES AWRY by HICOK. BOB |
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