Poetry Friday - 17
It's a lovely summer's day here - bright sunshine, but not too hot yet. I'm enjoying re-reading Garth Nix's Mister Monday as I work towards reading Superior Saturday (which I bought last week - oh the joy of having a little spare cash!), and I'm in a generally good mood (ie. I'm not thinking about what's going to happen in tomorrow's Doctor Who season finale!). Therefore, I thought I'd share this poem by Wordsworth, as it seems to suit my mood:
Upon Westminster Bridge
EARTH has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
Just gorgeous!
The Poetry Friday round up is over at In Search of Giants.
And to those enjoying a holiday weekend - Happy July 4th!
10 comments:
Oh, this is lovely. I was up running around the other morning at 5:15 -- woke up early for a change -- and felt this very thing -- that I owned this gorgeous place (well the park is gorgeous, anyway, this IS Glasgow we're talking about, and it's a bit gritty in some respects) and it was silent, sleeping and still.
Cheers!
I must admit, part of the reason I relish getting up at 4.30 am (especially in summer) is the stillness and silence whilst most of the rest of the world is still sleeping!
Oh, that is lovely. I don't normally make it up at 4:30, bu I do relish that early morning quiet when I can manage it, even though I'm not a morning person. There's just something magical about early, early morning when you're alone with it.
That's fair enough - I'm a morning person and always have been...
Glad you liked the poem!
I'm not a morning person either, but oh, the loveliness of this poem. Thanks for sharing it.
You're very welcome...
What a beautiful poem! I'm not a morning person, but it's nice to see what I'm missing. I'm looking forward to reading Superior Saturday, too!
Hee - most of my friends are not morning people - but it's interesting how many of the night people I can catch when I'm up early and they're up late in the US!
I was going to jump straight in to SS, then realised that it's been a year since LF came out and I've read about 300 books (and written hundreds of thousands of words) in the mean time, so I decided a series re-read was in order (and at least they're quicker to re-read than the HP novels!)
I have always like this one particularly. I love the early morning peace and he captures it with so much joy.
Yes it does!
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