Love

O Bright! thy Stateliness and Grace

by Joseph Mary Plunkett 1887–1916

From The Poems of Joseph Mary Plunkett, ed. Geraldine Plunkett (Dublin: Talbot Press, 1916)

Love

O Bright! thy stateliness and grace
Thy bearing and thy dignity
Bring intuition of the place
That still is native unto thee.

Solely thy native airs delight
Can still thy silences embalm,
Solely thy native leven smite
Through thunders of unbroken calm,

A twyfold presence is and seems
To emanate from thine atmosphere,
Clothed in reality and dreams
It is in heaven, and it is here.

The forms of love enfolding thee
To flowers of earth and heaven belong,
Whose roots take hold in mystery
Too deep for song, too deep for song.

MLA

Plunkett, Joseph Mary. “O Bright! thy Stateliness and Grace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/plunkett/42/.

Chicago

Plunkett, Joseph Mary. “O Bright! thy Stateliness and Grace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/plunkett/42/.

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