“Voluptuous bloom and fragrance rare The summer to its rose may bring; Far sweeter to the wooing air The hidden violet of spring. Still, still that lovely ghost appears, Too fair, too pure, to bid depart; No riper love of later years Can steal its beauty from the heart.” LoveYearsHeartMayStillsAirPureSummerSpringFairsRoseLovelyStealingGhostVioletFragranceHeart LoveWooingVoluptuous Book:The Poems Source: The Poems
“O lovely chance, what can I doTo give my gratefulness to you?You rise between myself and meWith a wise persistency;I would have broken body and soul,But by your grace, still I am whole.” GivingStillsSoulWholeBodyChanceGraceWiseBrokenLovelyGratefulness Author:Sara Teasdale
“I think continually of those who were truly great . Who, from the womb, remembered the soul 's history Through corridors of light where the hours are suns , Endless and singing. Whose lovely ambition Was that their lips, still touched with fire , Should tell of the spirit clothed from head to foot in song .” ThinkingShouldStillsSoulLightSpiritSongHoursSunFireFeetAmbitionSingingLipsLovelyEndlessRememberedTouchedWombCorridors Book:Selected Poems of Stephen Spender Source: Selected Poems of Stephen Spender