William Gay Light Poems

  • 1.
    They shine upon my table there,
    A constellation mimic sweet,
    No stars in Heaven could shine more fair,
    Nor Earth has beauty more complete;
    ...
  • 2.
    Bartholemew Jones made his money in mines,
    And although he has left us his fame still shines
    As a man who was knowing in various lines.
    It wasn't his line to write or to spell,
    ...
  • 3.
    RELUCTANT Morn, whose meagre radiance lies
    With doubtful glimmer on the farthest hills,
    How long shall men, reiterant of their ills,
    With peevish invocation bid thee rise
    ...
  • 4.
    Dear lowly flower that liftest up
    Among the grass thy golden cup,
    I take thee from thy earthly bed
    And plant thee in my heart instead.
    ...
  • 5.
    Come forth, O Man, from darkness into light,
    Renounce the dust, break through thy sordid bars,
    For ever leave the crawling shapes of Night,
    And move erect among thy native stars:
    ...
  • 6.
    O steep and rugged Life, whose harsh ascent
    Slopes blindly upward through the bitter night!
    They say that on thy summit, high in light,
    Sweet rest awaits the climber, travel-spent;
    ...
Total 6 Light Poems by William Gay

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