Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE SOUTH WIND, by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER Poet's Biography First Line: O sweet south wind! Last Line: Which the bad world sends forth, and all its wo! Alternate Author Name(s): Cornwall, Barry; Proctor, Bryan Waller Subject(s): Wind | ||||||||
O SWEET South Wind! Long hast thou linger'd midst those islands fair, Which lie, enchanted, on the Indian deep, Like sea-maids all asleep, Charm'd by the cloudless sun and azure air! O sweetest southern wind! Pause here awhile, and gently now unbind Thy dark rose-crowned hair! Wilt thou not unloose now, In this, the bluest of all hours, Thy passion-colour'd flowers? Rest; and let fall the fragrance from thy brow On Beauty's parted lips and closed eyes, And on her cheeks, which crimson-liked the skies; And slumber on her bosom, white as snow, Whilst starry midnight flies! We, whom the northern blast Blows on, from night till morn, from morn to eve, Hearing thee, sometimes grieve That our poor summer's day not long may last: And yet, perhaps, 'twere well We should not ever dwell With thee, sweet spirit of the sunny south; But touch thy odorous mouth Once, and be gone unto our blasts again, And their bleak welcome, and our wintry snow; And arm us (by enduring) for that pain Which the bad world sends forth, and all its wo! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN OH IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUTSIDE by LARRY EIGNER A PETITION TO TIME by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER |
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