Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LILY OF THE VALLEY, by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL Poet's Biography First Line: I had found out a sweet green spot Last Line: Who will soon as dimly die. Subject(s): Lilies Of The Valley; Nature; Summer | ||||||||
I HAD found out a sweet green spot, Where a lily was blooming fair; The din of the city disturbed it not, But the spirit, that shades the quiet cot With its wings of love, was there. I found that lily's bloom, When the day was dark and chill; It smiled, like a star, in the misty gloom, And it sent abroad a soft perfume, Which is floating around me still. I sat by the lily's bell, And I watched it many a day; The leaves, that rose in a flowing swell, Grew faint and dim, then drooped and fell, And the flower had flown away. I looked where the leaves were laid, In withering paleness, by; And, as gloomy thoughts stole on me, said, There is many a sweet and blooming maid, Who will soon as dimly die. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ADVANCE OF SUMMER by MARY KINZIE THE SUMMER IMAGE by LEONIE ADAMS CANOEBIAL BLISS by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY THE END OF SUMMER by HENRY MEADE BLAND THE FARMER'S BOY: SUMMER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD SONNET: 14. APPROACH OF SUMMER by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES JULY IN WASHINGTON by ROBERT LOWELL ODE TO THE END OF SUMMER by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY THE CORAL GROVE by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL |
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