As Watchers hang upon the East
As Watchers hang upon the East,
As Beggars revel at a feast
By savory Fancy spread
As brooks in deserts babble sweet
On ear too far for the delight,
Heaven beguiles the tired.
As that same watcher, when the East
Opens the lid of Amethyst
And lets the morning go
That Beggar, when an honored Guest,
Those thirsty lips to flagons pressed,
Heaven to us, if true.
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Related poetry:
- The watchers against their beliefs a blue spot came slowly Out of the green Nobody expected such a thing to occur On […]...
- These are the Signs to Nature's Inns These are the Signs to Nature’s Inns Her invitation broad To Whosoever famishing To taste her mystic Bread These are […]...
- Who is the East? Who is the East? The Yellow Man Who may be Purple if He can That carries in the Sun. Who […]...
- A little East of Jordan A little East of Jordan, Evangelists record, A Gymnast and an Angel Did wrestle long and hard Till morning touching […]...
- Star of the east Star of the East, that long ago Brought wise men on their way Where, angels singing to and fro, The […]...
- His Mind like Fabrics of the East His Mind like Fabrics of the East Displayed to the despair Of everyone but here and there An humble Purchaser […]...
- To the bright east she flies To the bright east she flies, Brothers of Paradise Remit her home, Without a change of wings, Or Love’s convenient […]...
- Sonnet 38 – First time he kissed me, he but only kissed First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And ever since, […]...
- There Are Not Many Kingdoms Left I write the lips of the moon upon her shoulders. In a Temple of silvery farawayness I guard her to […]...
- To the East and to the West TO the East and to the West; To the man of the Seaside State, and of Pennsylvania, To the Kanadian […]...
- To hang our head ostensibly To hang our head ostensibly And subsequent, to find That such was not the posture Of our immortal mind Affords […]...
- The Ballad of East and West Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently […]...
- When a Lover is a Beggar When a Lover is a Beggar Abject is his Knee When a Lover is an Owner Different is he What […]...
- THE FIRST WALPURGIS-NIGHT A DRUID. SWEET smiles the May! The forest gay From frost and ice is freed; No snow is found, Glad […]...
- Beggar To Beggar Cried ‘Time to put off the world and go somewhere And find my health again in the sea air,’ Beggar to […]...
- I reckon when I count it all I reckon when I count it all First Poets Then the Sun Then Summer Then the Heaven of God And […]...
- The Guest is gold and crimson The Guest is gold and crimson An Opal guest and gray Of Ermine is his doublet His Capuchin gay He […]...
- East London ‘Twas August, and the fierce sun overhead Smote on the squalid streets of Bethnal Green, And the pale weaver, through […]...
- The Red Blaze is the Morning The Red Blaze is the Morning The Violet is Noon The Yellow Day is falling And after that is none […]...
- Tears Hang on Her Eyes tears hang on her eyes The ones on the left Fearing the stertorus night sky The ones on the right […]...
- London Voluntaries IV: Out of the Poisonous East Out of the poisonous East, Over a continent of blight, Like a maleficent Influence released From the most squalid cellerage […]...
- Hoping With Care We are honored and humble and earnest to share In events which would happen Although we weren’t there, a trifling […]...
- A Nativity 1914-18 The Babe was laid in the Manger Between the gentle kine All safe from cold and danger “But it […]...
- Under Cover of Night To slip into your shadow under cover of night. To follow your footsteps, your shadow at the window. That shadow […]...
- Unlyric Love Song It is time to give that-of-myself which I could not at first: To offer you now at last my least […]...
- I bring an unaccustomed wine I bring an unaccustomed wine To lips long parching Next to mine, And summon them to drink; Crackling with fever, […]...
- Sleeping Out: Full Moon They sleep within. . . . I cower to the earth, I waking, I only. High and cold thou dreamest, […]...
- He came unto His own, and His own received Him not As Christ the Lord was passing by, He came, one night, to a cottage door. He came, a poor man, […]...
- Four Quartets 2: East Coker I In my beginning is my end. In succession Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended, Are removed, destroyed, restored, […]...
- East India Grill Villanelle Across the table, Bridget sneaks a smile; She’s caught me staring past her at the man Who brings us curried […]...
- The Twilight Turns The twilight turns from amethyst To deep and deeper blue, The lamp fills with a pale green glow The trees […]...
- On Looking for Models The trees in time Have something else to do Besides their treeing. What is it. I’m a starving to death […]...
- Jewels If I should see your eyes again, I know how far their look would go Back to a morning in […]...
- 'Twas a long Parting but the time ‘Twas a long Parting but the time For Interview had Come Before the Judgment Seat of God The last and […]...
- I watcher her face to see which way I watcher her face to see which way She took the awful news Whether she died before she heard Or […]...
- The Soul should always stand ajar The Soul should always stand ajar That if the Heaven inquire He will not be obliged to wait Or shy […]...
- At leisure is the Soul At leisure is the Soul That gets a Staggering Blow The Width of Life before it spreads Without a thing […]...
- As Children bid the Guest "Good Night" As Children bid the Guest “Good Night” And then reluctant turn My flowers raise their pretty lips Then put their […]...
- The Argument Of His Book I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July-flowers. I sing of May-poles, […]...
- Affinity YOU and I have found the secret way, None can bar our love or say us nay: All the world […]...