English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Love Song. Элла Уилкокс.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс)

Love Song


Once in the world’s first prime, 
When nothing lived or stirred, 
Nothing but new-born Time, 
Nor was there even a bird –
The Silence spoke to a Star, 
But do not dare repeat
What it said to its love afar: 
It was too sweet, too sweet.

But there, in the fair world’s youth, 
Ere sorrow had drawn breath, 
When nothing was known but Truth, 
Nor was there even death, 
The Star to Silence wed, 
And the Sun was priest that day, 
And they made their bridal-bed
High in the Milky Way.

For the great white star had heard
Her silent lover’s speech; 
It needed no passionate word
To pledge them each to each.
O lady fair and far, 
Hear, oh, hear, and apply! 
Thou the beautiful Star –
The voiceless silence, I.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s other poems:

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

William Yeats (Уильям Йейтс) Love Song (“My love, we will go, we will go, I and you”)

Elinor Wylie (Элинор Уайли) Love Song (“Lovers eminent in love”)

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