Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE AFTERNOTE OF THE HOUR, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: The hour had struck, but still the air was fill'd Last Line: And turn'd it heavenwards, to its proper bourne. Subject(s): Time | ||||||||
The hour had struck, but still the air was fill'd With the long sequence of that mighty tone; A wild AEolian afternote, that thrill'd My spirit, as I kiss'd that dear headstone; A voice that seem'd through all the Past to go - From the bell's mouth the lonely cadence swept, Like the faint cry of unassisted woe, Till, in my profitless despair, I wept; My hope seem'd wreck'd! but soon I ceased to mourn; A nobler meaning in that voice I found, Whose scope lay far beyond that burial-ground; 'Twas grief, but grief to distant glory bound! Faith took the helm of that sweet wandering sound, And turn'd it heavenwards, to its proper bourne. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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