Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SYMPHONY, by ALFRED NOYES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Wonder in happy eyes Last Line: And find new life and deeper wonder there. Subject(s): Beauty; Eyes; Happiness; Singing & Singers; Youth; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
WONDER in happy eyes Fades, fades away: And the angel-coloured skies Whisper farewell. Loveliness over the strings of the heart may stray In fugitive melodies; But Oh, the hand of the Master must not stay, Even for a breath; For to prolong one joy, or even to dwell On one rich chord of pain, Beyond the pulse of the song, would untune heaven And drown the stars in death. So youth with its love-note dies; And beauty fades in the air, To make the master-symphony immortal, And find new life and deeper wonder there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL MOUNTAIN LAUREL by ALFRED NOYES |
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