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Poem
September 8, 1827
The Ladies' Garland
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A complimentary poem by S. G. C. Brainard, editor of the Connecticut Mirror, addressed to a newly married couple. It uses metaphors of merging clouds and streams to wish them a peaceful, joyful life together until death.
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The following beautiful compliment to a newly married pair, written by Mr. S. G. C. Brainard, editor of the Connecticut Mirror:
I saw two clouds at morning,
Tinged with the rising sun,
And in the dawn they floated on,
And mingled into one:
I thought that morning cloud was blest,
It moved so sweetly to the west.
I saw two summer currents
Flow smoothly to their meeting,
And join their course with silent force,
In peace each other greeting:
Calm was their course thro' banks of green,
While dimpling eddies play'd between.
Such be your gentle motion,
Till life's last pulse shall beat.
Like summer's beam and summer's stream,
Float on in joy, to meet
A calmer sea, where storms shall cease-
A purer sky, where all is peace.
I saw two clouds at morning,
Tinged with the rising sun,
And in the dawn they floated on,
And mingled into one:
I thought that morning cloud was blest,
It moved so sweetly to the west.
I saw two summer currents
Flow smoothly to their meeting,
And join their course with silent force,
In peace each other greeting:
Calm was their course thro' banks of green,
While dimpling eddies play'd between.
Such be your gentle motion,
Till life's last pulse shall beat.
Like summer's beam and summer's stream,
Float on in joy, to meet
A calmer sea, where storms shall cease-
A purer sky, where all is peace.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Marriage Celebration
What keywords are associated?
Marriage Compliment
Clouds Metaphor
Streams Union
Peaceful Life
Brainard Poem
Connecticut Mirror
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. S. G. C. Brainard, Editor Of The Connecticut Mirror
Poem Details
Author
Mr. S. G. C. Brainard, Editor Of The Connecticut Mirror
Subject
Compliment To A Newly Married Pair
Key Lines
I Saw Two Clouds At Morning,
Tinged With The Rising Sun,
And In The Dawn They Floated On,
And Mingled Into One:
Such Be Your Gentle Motion,
Till Life's Last Pulse Shall Beat.
A Calmer Sea, Where Storms Shall Cease
A Purer Sky, Where All Is Peace.