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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORY'S PAGEANT; IN MEMORY OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, by EVA D. THRASHER First Line: Mystical melody in the air Last Line: In little lockerbie street. Subject(s): Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916) | |||
Mystical melody in the air, Unheard whisperings everywhere; Soft, swift rustle of angels' wings, A song of sadness the lone wind sings; Perfume of beautiful flowers unseen, Pale light of even in silvery sheen; Troops of fond memories floating by In billowy clouds of the evening sky: A pageant of sorrow they meet, In little Lockerbie Street. A myriad host as in days of yore Is greeting a friend at the open door; Still, muffled footsteps are passing now, To rhythmic music as heads low bow; Countless numbers in memories' train Breathe in sad cadence a sweet refrain Of love and homage, -- a tender lay To the children's poet and friend today: Whose presence in spirit they greet, In little Lockerbie Street. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON HEARING JAMES W. RILEY READ; FROM A KENTUCKY STANDPOINT by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER SR. DIVIDED HONORS by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON TO JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; ON HIS 'BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN' by HENRY VAN DYKE JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST REVELATION AT CAP FERRAT by CLARENCE MAJOR OFFERING by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AWAKENING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON OLNEY HYMNS: 49. JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING by WILLIAM COWPER EMERSON by MARY ELIZABETH MAPES DODGE THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 11. THE LOVE-LETTER by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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