Today's Poem

I'm sorry it's so late. I had a very busy day today.

Song
by Edgar Allen Poe

I saw thee on thy bridal day-
When a burning blush came o'er thee,
Though happiness around thee lay,
The world all love before thee:

And in thine eye a kindling light
(Whatever it might be)
Was all on Earth my aching sight
Of Loveliness could see.

That blush, perhaps, was maiden shame-
As such it well may pass-
Though its glow hath raised a fiercer flame
In the breast of him, alas!

Who saw thee on that bridal day,
When that deep blush would come o'er thee,
Though happiness around thee lay;
The world all love before thee.

I like this poem because when people think of Poe, they usually think
of his horror and macabre type of things, but he actually has a lighter
side and that can be seen in a lot of his poems that are less famous than
poems like Lenore and The Raven. Enjoy!

Poem of the Day March 25, 2010

Neutral Tones
by
Thomas Hardy


We stood by a pond that winter day,
And the sun was white, as though chidden of God,
And a few leaves lay on the starving sod;
-They had fallen from an ash, and were gray.

Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove
Over tedious riddles of years ago;
And some words played between us to and fro
On which lost the more by our love.

The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing
Alive enough to have strength to die;
And a grin of bitterness swept thereby
Like an ominous bird a-wing....

Since then, keen lessons that love deceives,
And wrings with wrong, have shaped to me
Your face, and the God-curst sun, and a tree,
And a pond edged with grayish leaves.


This poem was written in 1867 and was featured in "He Never Expected Much" which was written 60 years later. It is also featured in "The Top 500 Poems". I love this poem because first of all, I love nature. So this one automatically caught my eye. I also love the style in which it was written. It is an old poem that is very beautiful and very easy to understand. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.