Where Grief Once Lain
K. Stan Tinos' poem is a rich tapestry of romantic imagery and emotional depth that explores themes of love, freedom, and the transcendence of pain. The poem unfolds as a passionate invitation to a beloved, beckoning them to escape the confines of sorrow and embrace the beauty of life and love. The poem is structured in a rhythmic format that enhances its musical quality. The use of enjambment creates a sense of flow, mirroring the continuous movement of the dawn and the speaker's emotions.
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- Posted on 04/04/25
in Romantic Poems
Come with me, O my sweet love!
The golden dawn in silence breaks--
a hush enfolds the dreaming grove,
as Earth from shadowed slumber wakes.
Come with me, O my sweet love!
The golden dawn in silence breaks--
a hush enfolds the dreaming grove,
as Earth from shadowed slumber wakes.
The wind intones a whispered spell,
a tale of joy that paints the sky--
O hold me close, lest Heaven spy
two souls where once one soul did dwell.
Your eyes--twin flames subdued by pain--
now trace delight where grief has lain.
Come, flee with me--O love, take flight!
The morning pales, its light outshone--
the Sun, in crimson fury crowned,
shreds the last veil the dark had thrown
and floods the hush with roaring sound.
The trembling leaves, like ghosts, arise
to murmur truths the night concealed;
while echoes haunt the glade and hill,
and vow what dawn has now revealed.
Fly, fly with me--on wings untamed--
to heights where raptured voices sing,
and time dissolves in boundless flight.
Why veil the day in borrowed gold
when Beauty burns, though pale and true?
The lily bends--its grace untold--
no art could shape such bloom anew.
Let not false garlands dim the flame
that stirs within your quiet breast--
for Love, when chained by pride or shame,
becomes a jest, not Honor's guest.
Let sorrow fell and time release--
O love, come now--our souls complete!
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