English Poetry. John Vance Cheney. At a Grave. Джон Ванс Чини.

John Vance Cheney (Джон Ванс Чини)

At a Grave

As out of the dark the stars,
Broke forth the heavenly bars
Of passion strong,
The wild bird’s song,
Borne, wave on wave,
From a branch above a grave.

Mute heart, you, listening, heard
The music of the bird;
was in your cry,
“A song had I,
But oh, I know
Of the dead asleep below!”

John Vance Cheney’s other poems:

1. Somewhere
2. Look up
3. Coyote
4. Wherever a Green Blade Looks up
5. Great Is To-Day

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