Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Poem
September 16, 1853
Daily Evening Star
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem reflecting on the gentle pull of memories, evoking past joys and sorrows, voices of the departed, and the fragrance of lost loved ones, culminating in solitude on life's stream.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
DAILY EVENING STAR.
Gently o'er the Heart-strings stealing
Gently o'er the heart-strings stealing.
Come the scenes of other years—
In mem'ry's mirror oft revealing
Joy's bright smiles, or sorrow's tears.
Softly as sweet music flying
O'er star-lit plain or ocean's swell
Comes the voice of one now lying
Where the cypress shades the dell.
Sweetly as the dew-gemmed flower
Breathes its fragrance on the even,
Mem'ry with a syren's power
Whispers of the loved in heaven.
Thus fond mem'ry often bringing
Fair forms from the shadowy past
And the heart is ever clinging
To those hours too bright to last.
Gone are all those lovely visions.
Quickly as the meteor's gleam;
Mem'ry slumbers in oblivion,
And I'm alone on life's dark stream.
Gently o'er the Heart-strings stealing
Gently o'er the heart-strings stealing.
Come the scenes of other years—
In mem'ry's mirror oft revealing
Joy's bright smiles, or sorrow's tears.
Softly as sweet music flying
O'er star-lit plain or ocean's swell
Comes the voice of one now lying
Where the cypress shades the dell.
Sweetly as the dew-gemmed flower
Breathes its fragrance on the even,
Mem'ry with a syren's power
Whispers of the loved in heaven.
Thus fond mem'ry often bringing
Fair forms from the shadowy past
And the heart is ever clinging
To those hours too bright to last.
Gone are all those lovely visions.
Quickly as the meteor's gleam;
Mem'ry slumbers in oblivion,
And I'm alone on life's dark stream.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Memory
Nostalgia
Loss
Loved Ones
Solitude
Past Scenes
Poem Details
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Gently O'er The Heart Strings Stealing.
Come The Scenes Of Other Years—
In Mem'ry's Mirror Oft Revealing
Joy's Bright Smiles, Or Sorrow's Tears.
Mem'ry With A Syren's Power
Whispers Of The Loved In Heaven.
And I'm Alone On Life's Dark Stream.