English poetry

PoetsBiographiesPoems by ThemesRandom Poem
The Rating of PoetsThe Rating of Poems

Poem by James Russell Lowell


Song (Lift up the curtains of thine eyes)


                   I.

  Lift up the curtains of thine eyes
    And let their light outshine!
  Let me adore the mysteries
    Of those mild orbs of thine,
  Which ever queenly calm do roll,
  Attunèd to an ordered soul!


                  II.

  Open thy lips yet once again
    And, while my soul doth hush
  With awe, pour forth that holy strain
    Which seemeth me to gush,
  A fount of music, running o'er
  From thy deep spirit's inmost core!


                 III.

  The melody that dwells in thee
    Begets in me as well
  A spiritual harmony,
    A mild and blessèd spell;
  Far, far above earth's atmosphere
  I rise, whene'er thy voice I hear.



James Russell Lowell


James Russell Lowell's other poems:
  1. To the Dark, Narrow House Where Loved Ones Go
  2. O Child of Nature!
  3. My Friend, Adown Life's Valley, Hand in Hand
  4. I Fain Would Give to Thee the Loveliest Things
  5. Poet! Who Sittest in Thy Pleasant Room


Poem to print Print

1195 Views



Last Poems


To Russian version


Ðåéòèíã@Mail.ru

English Poetry. E-mail eng-poetry.ru@yandex.ru