Poet John L. Stoddard

John L. Stoddard

Poems Books Biography Comments

At The Villa Of The Emperor Frederick Iii At San Remo Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGFGHIJK LMLMNOPO AQAQRHEH STSTOUVU ISISCDED

San Remo's palms in beauty standA
Beside the storied seaB
Where azure band and golden sandA
Are wedded ceaselesslyB
For from the deep which seems to sleepC
The slow waves long and lowD
Their journeys done break one by oneE
In rhythmic ebb and flowD
-
Before me lies a fair retreatF
Whose every breath brings balmG
From plants replete with odors sweetF
And many a fronded palmG
Hence at its gate I spellbound waitH
To feast my gladdened eyesI
On buds that wake and flowers that makeJ
A perfumed paradiseK
-
Alas that love could not availL
To guard this sweet reposeM
That strength should fail and life prove frailL
And fleeting as the roseM
So fair and yet who can forgetN
The heir to Prussia's throneO
Who here fought death with labored breathP
And faced the great UnknownO
-
O Spirit of the FatherlandA
O love that changeth notQ
Thy filial hand hath made this strandA
A consecrated spotQ
For on the wall where roses fallR
Bronze words recall his fateH
A sceptre won when life was doneE
An empire gained too lateH
-
Halt wanderer from a German shoreS
Thus runs the sad refrainT
Here dwelt thine Emperor here he boreS
With fortitude his painT
Hear'st thou the lone low monotoneO
Of billows tempest tossedU
In that long roll the German soulV
Still mourns for him she lostU
-
San Remo's stately palms still riseI
Beside the storied shoreS
But he now lies 'neath northern skiesI
At peace forevermoreS
In that calm deep untroubled sleepC
Whose secret none may knowD
While one by one their courses runE
The long waves ebb and flowD

John L. Stoddard



Rate:
(1)



Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme

Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
<< At Sunset Poem Autonomy Poem>>

Write your comment about At The Villa Of The Emperor Frederick Iii At San Remo poem by John L. Stoddard

 
Best Poems of John L. Stoddard

Recent Interactions*

This poem was read 2 times,

This poem was added to the favorite list by 0 members,

This poem was voted by 0 members.

(* Interactions only in the last 7 days)

New Poems

Popular Poets