Slow And Reluctant Was The Long Descent Poem by George Santayana

Slow And Reluctant Was The Long Descent

Rating: 2.8


Slow and reluctant was the long descent,
With many farewell pious looks behind,
And dumb misgivings where the path might wind,
And questionings of nature, as I went.
The greener branches that above me bent,
The broadening valleys, quieted by mind,
To the fair reasons of the Spring inclined
And to the Summer's tender argument.
But sometimes, as revolving night descended,
And in my childish heart the new song ended,
I lay down, full of longing, on the steep;
And, haunting still the lonely way I wended,
Into my dreams the ancient sorrow blended,
And with these holy echoes charmed my sleep.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Deci Hernandez 12 June 2012

what is better to see a seaon in it's highest beauty or to sleep with a charming sleep.

0 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success