Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOVER AND HIS WATCH, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: As one who eyes his watch, ere day is born Last Line: And show'd the morn was near for her and him. Subject(s): Time | ||||||||
As one who eyes his watch, ere day is born, If haply by its glimmer he may trace How near he is to some high festal morn, He sought and found the love-light on her face. That single glimpse chased all his doubts away, And left a happy hope, a safe surmise, A golden guess in darkness; his glad eyes Had seen enough to prove the coming day. Thenceforth he felt an ever waxing power O'er all his weak and timid fears prevail; His heart moved forward with the growing hour; He felt that gleam of promise would not fail: That peeping star was trusty, though so dim, And show'd the morn was near for her and him. | 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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