Nature

The Day of the Daughter of Hades: XI

by George Meredith 1828–1909

From Poems — Volume 2

Nature

This, no more, doth Callistes recall:
He saw, ere he dropped in swoon,
On the maiden the chariot fall,
As a thundercloud swings on the moon.
Forth, free of the deluge, one cry
From the vanishing gallop rose clear:
And: Skiágeneia! the sky
Rang; Skiágeneia! the sphere.
And she left him therewith, to rejoice,
Repine, yearn, and know not his aim,
The life of their day in her voice,
Left her life in her name.

MLA

Meredith, George. “The Day of the Daughter of Hades: XI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/113/.

Chicago

Meredith, George. “The Day of the Daughter of Hades: XI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/113/.

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