The Stars Were Rolling Poem by Emmanuel George Cefai

The Stars Were Rolling



The stars were rolling
As the waves of seas
That night overtakes
Bewitches with his spells
O this night be a night
Of spells and magic
Hear the breeze herself
She sings verses tragic
For the consummate delight
Of stars of the white light
Of fauns and nymphs dancing
Dancing on the green lawn bright
The stars were rolling

A night as this
Fit for his Sophocles and his harp
For Homer and his lyre
Fit by the roar of the Aegean
As the waves of seas
That night overtakes
Bewitches with his spells
O this night be a night
Of spells and magic
Hear the breeze herself
She sings verses tragic
For the consummate delight
Of stars of the white light
Of fauns and nymphs dancing
Dancing on the green lawn bright
The stars were rolling

We must not tell, we must
Not tell
What we saw in the night
To-night
The stars shone blinding bright
At times
At times
They somewhat fainted
Into the azure black curtain
That Night himself had painted
For
As the waves of seas
That night overtakes
Bewitches with his spells
O this night be a night
Of spells and magic
Hear the breeze herself
She sings verses tragic
For the consummate delight
Of stars of the white light
Of fauns and nymphs dancing
Dancing on the green lawn bright
The stars were rolling

Friday, August 22, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: stars
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