To The Evening Star
A beautiful poem about the evening star and the wish for it to weave its magic….and protect where love is….
To The Evening Star belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, PhilosophicalThou fair-hair’d angel of the evening,
Now, while the sun rests on the mountains, light
Thy bright torch of love; thy radiant crown
Put on, and smile upon our evening bed!
Smile on our loves; and, while thou drawest the
Blue curtains of the sky, scatter thy silver dew
On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes
In timely sleep. Let thy west wind sleep on
The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes,
And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full soon,
Dost thou withdraw; then the wolf rages wide,
And the lion glares thro’ the dun forest:
The fleeces of our flocks are cover’d with
Thy sacred dew: protect them with thine influence.
William Blake (1757-1827)
Mark German
speak silence with thy glimmering eyes
What a wonderful line that is….
PhotogeniquE IPA
ah – Blake. Enough said I guess! thanks for sharing it.
Trish Cooper
I had a feeling it was Blake..I LOVE his work!!!!! Positively brilliant…it speaks volumes….this makes me smile…(something I havent done in a while)...thank you for sharing that Suzanne…..sending thanks and greetings from across the ocean!!!! Trish
Karen Crozier
Fabulous, you’ve got a lot of talent!
aftsun
Very nicely done Suzanne
MissKristy
I’m getting into Blake again recently…funnily enough I just read this a few nights ago and was quite taken by it then ..as I am now :)
Brett Foster
I had to recite this piece to the class back in Year 12. I was so nervous I committed it to memory so I wouldn’t stuff it up – which I did anyway! Thanks for the reminder Suzanne.
And Merry Christmas! I hope it’s beautiful. Give a hug to Michael and Sophie for me.
xxxxx
Suzanne German
thanks all…suzanne