Littell's Living Age/Volume 131/Issue 1689/Death the Poet's Birth

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
1594280Littell's Living Age, Volume 131, Issue 1689 — Death the Poet's BirthMortimer Collins

DEATH THE POET'S BIRTH.

The poet may tread earth sadly,
Yet is he dreamland's king,
And the fays at his bidding gladly
Visions of beauty bring;
But his joys will be rarer, finer,
Away from this earthly stage,
When he, who is now a minor.
Comes of age.

Roll on, O! tardy cycle,
Whose death is the poet's birth;
Blow soon, great trump of Michael,
Shatter the crust of earth;
Let the slow spheres turn faster;
Hasten the heritage
Of him, who, as life's true master,
Comes of age.

Transcript.