Once you lay upon my bosom
A poem by Bliss Carman In the depths of my heart, where love resides, Thou dost lie, O my Beloved, and abide. In the hollow of my breast, thou art enshrined, And there thy sweet presence doth entwine. With every beat of mine own heart's pulse, Thou dost stir, and with each breath I take, My love for thee doth grow, and in thy embrace, I find my peace, my joy, my all, my make.
By Bliss Carman · First published 1907 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Nature Poetry · 71 words
First lines
Once you lay upon my bosom, While the long blue-silver moonlight Walked the plain, with that pure passion All your own.
Now the moon is gone, the Pleiads Gone, the dead of night is going; Slips the hour, and on my bed I lie alone.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Date: 1907 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Nature Poetry, Elegy, Symbolism
- Length: 71 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by its emotional expression and personal reflection, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, nature, and individual emotion align with the Romantic movement.
- Nature Poetry — The imagery of moonlight and the night sky emphasizes the connection to nature.
- Elegy — The tone of longing and solitude suggests elements of elegiac poetry.
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poetry · romance · love · relationships · family · inheritance · mystery · supernatural · gothic · victorian · canadian literature · women's studies