Wild honey from various thyme By Michael Field [i.e. K. H. Bradley and E. E. Cooper] |
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ON A PORTRAIT BY TINTORET IN THE COLONNA GALLERY |
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ON A PORTRAIT BY TINTORET IN THE COLONNA GALLERY
An old man sitting in the evening light,Touching a spinet: there is stormy blow
In the red heavens; but he does not know
How fast the clouds are faring to the night:
He hears the sunset as he thrums some slight
Soft tune that clears the track of long ago,
And as his musings wander to and fro
Where the years passed along, a sage delight
Is creeping in his eyes. His soul is old,
The sky is old, the sunset browns to grey;
But he to some dear country of his youth
By those few notes of music borne away,
Is listening to a story that is told,
And listens, smiling at the story's truth.
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