The sea is calm tonight,
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the Straits; – on the French coast, the light
Gleams, and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the ebb meets the moon-blanched [...]
Archive for March, 2009
from Dover Beach
Posted in Matthew Arnold, Poetry on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I Saw A Chapel All Of Gold
Posted in Poetry, William Blake on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I saw a chapel all of gold
That none did dare to enter in,
And many weeping stood without,
Weeping, mourning, worshipping.
I saw a serpent rise between
The white pillars of the door,
And he forc’d & forc’d & forc’d,
Down the golden hinges tore.
And along the pavement sweet,
Set with pearls & rubies bright,
All his slimy length he drew,
Till upon the [...]
