Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ULTIMO SOSPIRO, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: Joy of the world / o flower-crown'd spring Last Line: O sighs of longing. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Dreams; Love; Rome, Italy; Spring; Nightmares | ||||||||
Joy of the world, O flower-crown'd Spring, With thine odorous breath and thy heart of love, Breathe through this verse thy sweet message of longing. Lo, in the gardens of Alma, whose lovers Die gladly in worship, but fail not ever; Oft have I strayed, Oft have I lingered When high through the noon the lost lark has been singing, Or when in the moonlight Soft through the silence has whispered the ocean, Or when, in the dark Of the ilex-woods, Where the fireflies wavered Frail wandering stars, Not a sound has been heard But Scirocco rustling The midmost leaves Of the trees where he sleepeth. Roses of love, White lilies of dream, Frail blooms that have blossom'd Into life with thy breathing: Blow them, O wind, West wind of the Spring, Lift them and take them where gardens await them, Lift them and take them to those who hearken, Facing the dawn, for the sounds of the morning, With wide eyes glad with the beautiful vision, O whispers of joy, O breaths of passion, O sighs of longing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN VARIATIONS: 18 by CONRAD AIKEN LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW A DREAM OF GAMES by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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