Mythology & Folklore
The Fairy Bridal Hymn
From General William Booth Enters into Heaven, and Other Poems (1913)
This is a song to the white-armed one
Cold in the breast as the frost-wrapped Spring,
Whose feet are slow on the hills of life,
Whose round mouth rules by whispering.
This is a song to the white-armed one
Whose breast shall burn as a Summer field,
Whose wings shall rise to the doors of gold,
Whose poppy lips to the God shall yield.
This is a song to the white-armed one
When the closing rose shall bind her fast,
And a song of the song their blood shall sing,
When the Rose-God drinks her soul at last.
Codex Note
[This is the hymn to Eleanor, daughter of Mab and a golden drone, sung by the Locust choir when the fairy child marries her God, the yellow rose]
Cite this poem
MLA
Lindsay, Vachel. “The Fairy Bridal Hymn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/38/.
Chicago
Lindsay, Vachel. “The Fairy Bridal Hymn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/38/.
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