English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Love’s Coming. Элла Уилкокс.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс)

Love’s Coming

She had looked for his coming as warriors come, 
With the clash of arms and the bugle’s call; 
But he came instead with a stealthy tread, 
Which she did not hear at all. 

She had thought how his armor would blaze in the sun, 
As he rode like a prince to claim his bride: 
In the sweet dim light of the falling night 
She found him at her side. 

She had dreamed how the gaze of his strange, bold eye 
Would wake her heart to a sudden glow: 
She found in his face the familiar grace 
Of a friend she used to know. 

She had dreamed how his coming would stir her soul, 
As the ocean is stirred by the wild storm’s strife: 
He brought her the balm of a heavenly calm, 
And a peace which crowned her life.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s other poems:

1. The Phantom Ball
2. The Giddy Girl
3. The Awakening (I love the tropics, where sun and rain)
4. The Bed
5. The Plow of God

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