A book of Gold: And Other Sonnets
A book of Gold: And Other Sonnets
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Who are you, gentle visions ?' then I said . . .
But these were gone. An Angel came and spoke : * I am that mother ; see, my darling's head I lay upon your bosom.' I awoke, Warm with great tender gratitude, and wept — Your head was on my bosom while I slept.
VI.
A SABBATH WALK.
[JULY 21, 1862.] A YEAR ago to-day, the Sabbath hours Were sweet to us, wandering together, here In these green^woods. The skies were soft and clear, And the sun wrought his miracles in flowers.
Sweet was the leafy still...ness of these bowers ; The birds sang in the tender atmosphere, And God's own voice seem'd whispering, low and near, To His hush'd children in those hearts of ours.
Lo ! scarcely mingling with the real day.
Far thunders beat in the heart of solitude, Echoes of Hell to Heaven's divine repose ; For, while we breathed the breathless Sabbath wood, The cannon's awful monotone arose Where the dread Sabbath-breaking Preacher stood!
Georgetown Heights, D.C.
2—2 VII.
TO A POET: ON HIS MARRIAGE.
I.
' ^T^HE Artist with his Art alone should wed,' ^ They say, the worldly-wise, — *who runs may read ;* And I would grant it holy truth indeed, Did Art want men in whom the man was dead — Pale priesthood.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Who are you, gentle visions ?' then I said . . .
But these were gone. An Angel came and spoke : * I am that mother ; see, my darling's head I lay upon your bosom.' I awoke, Warm with great tender gratitude, and wept — Your head was on my bosom while I slept.
VI.
A SABBATH WALK.
[JULY 21, 1862.] A YEAR ago to-day, the Sabbath hours Were sweet to us, wandering together, here In these green^woods. The skies were soft and clear, And the sun wrought his miracles in flowers.
Sweet was the leafy still...ness of these bowers ; The birds sang in the tender atmosphere, And God's own voice seem'd whispering, low and near, To His hush'd children in those hearts of ours.
Lo ! scarcely mingling with the real day.
Far thunders beat in the heart of solitude, Echoes of Hell to Heaven's divine repose ; For, while we breathed the breathless Sabbath wood, The cannon's awful monotone arose Where the dread Sabbath-breaking Preacher stood!
Georgetown Heights, D.C.
2—2 VII.
TO A POET: ON HIS MARRIAGE.
I.
' ^T^HE Artist with his Art alone should wed,' ^ They say, the worldly-wise, — *who runs may read ;* And I would grant it holy truth indeed, Did Art want men in whom the man was dead — Pale priesthood.
What to read after A book of Gold: And Other Sonnets?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John James Piatt to read onlineMoreLess
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