Arts & Sciences

Wind on the Lyre

by George Meredith 1828–1909

From Poems — Volume 3

Arts & Sciences

THAT was the chirp of Ariel
You heard, as overhead it flew,
The farther going more to dwell,
And wing our green to wed our blue;
But whether note of joy or knell,
Not his own Father-singer knew;
Nor yet can any mortal tell,
Save only how it shivers through;
The breast of us a sounded shell,
The blood of us a lighted dew.

MLA

Meredith, George. “Wind on the Lyre.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/202/.

Chicago

Meredith, George. “Wind on the Lyre.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/202/.

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