Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VISION AND THE QUEST, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: A will-o-the-wisp that ever evades the sight Last Line: Whilst over his sinking shadow it dances bright! Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Shadows | ||||||||
A WILL-O-THE-WISP that ever evades the sight, The nearer we get, the blacker grows the night, And he who would grasp it, grasps but a reedy light, Whilst over his sinking shadow it dances bright! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ANIMAL INSIDE THE ANIMAL by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN DRIVING ALONGSIDE THE HOUSANTONIC RIVER ALONE ON A RAINY APRIL NIGHT by WILLIAM MATTHEWS NOCTURNE IN A MINOR KEY by CONRAD AIKEN SONATA IN PATHOS by CONRAD AIKEN I LOOKED FOR LIFE AND DID A SHADOW SEE by JAMES GALVIN A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
|