Poems, 1914-1919

<h3><SPAN name="WAGNER" id="WAGNER"></SPAN>WAGNER</h3> <div class="poetry"> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0"><span class="smcap">O strange</span> awakening to a world of gloom,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And baffled moonbeams and delirious stars,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Of souls that moan behind forbidden bars,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And waving forests swept by wings of doom;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Of heroes falling in unhappy fight,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And winged messengers from eyries dim;<br/></span> <span class="i0">And mountains ringed with flame, and shapes that swim<br/></span> <span class="i0">In the deep river’s green translucent night.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">O restless soul, for ever seeking bliss,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Thirsty for ever and unsatisfied,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Whether the woodland starts to the echoing horn,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Or dying Tristram moans by shores forlorn,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Or Siegfried rides through fire to wake his bride,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And shakes the whirling planets with a kiss.<br/></span></div> </div></div> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="page_041" id="page_041"></SPAN>{41}</span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />