Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO TIME, by MARY JULIA YOUNG First Line: Rouse thee, old time, thy folded pinions shake Last Line: Secure beneath thy plumy umbrage rest. Subject(s): Time | ||||||||
Rouse thee, old Time, thy folded pinions shake, Nor let them useless o'er thy shoulders lie; Oh! 'tis fond love, impatient, bids thee wake, -- That bids thee throw each vile encumbrance by. Thy pond'rous scythe o'er roots of ripened grass, With nervous arm let yonder rustic sweep, And break, in pity break thy uncouth glass, Through which the heavy sands so slowly creep. Sluggard, arise! light borne on rapid wing, O! glide unwearied through the ambient air! Haste, swiftly haste, the ecstatic moment bring, That gives me all my raptured soul holds dear. Then, hoary time, while I'm supremely blessed, Secure beneath thy plumy umbrage rest. | 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 |
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