INSPIRATION, POEMS ABOUT INSPIRATION
SHALL EARTH NO MORE INSPIRE THEE
Shall earth no more inspire thee, Thou lonely dreamer, now? Since passion may not fire thee, Shall nature cease to bow? Thy mind is ever moving In regions dark to thee; Recall its useless roving; Come back, and dwell with me. I know my mountain-breezes Enchant and soothe thee still, I know my sunshine pleases, Despite thy wayward will. When day with evening blending, Sinks from the summer sky, I've seen thy spirit bending In fond idolatry. I've watched thee every hour; I know my mighty sway: I know my magic power To drive thy griefs away. Few hearts to mortals given, On earth so wildly pine; Yet few would ask a heaven More like this earth than thine. Then let my winds caress thee; Thy comrade let me be: Since nought beside can bless thee, Return--- and dwell with me. Emily Brontë |
Emily Brontë (1818 – 1848)
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WILL YOU AS WELL FORSAKE ME*Will you as well forsake me, Oh oldest of companions, If your muses should escape me In my mind’s engulfing canyons? Though this mind, it tends to wander And my spirit yearns to roam, Do not fear if I should ponder. I’ll ne’er forget my one true home. If from now my course should alter, I’ll return to find thee still In the comfort of a dawning day And dwell with you, I will. I know your mountain breeze And the power in his hold, But know not he alone can ease The pain of a heart grown cold. If my back I’ve turned upon thee, Have faith and teach me still. My lesson: let it sunshine be, And dwell with you, I will. How well it is you know me, How keen your watching eye, To know my grief alone escapes, Beneath your sunset sky. Do not fear if I should falter, Or turn from you in grief. If heaven’s gardener were I were, I would not stir a single leaf. Though death will be my final fate, If I’ve not found thee still, Let heaven be your garden’s gate And dwell with you, I will. RUSSELL WAGONER ©RUSSELL WAGONER 2013 *This poem was written by Russell Wagoner as a response to Emily Brontë's poem Shall Earth No More Ispire Thee. |
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