Amours de Voyage, Canto III
July 5, 2023A Pair Of Lovers In The Street
July 5, 2023A Spring Sonnet
Last night beneath the mockery of the moon
I heard the sudden startled whisperings
Of wakened birds settling their restless wings;
The North-east brought his word of gladness, “Soon!”
And all the night with wonder was a-swoon.
A soul had breathed into long-dreaming things;
Some unseen hand hovered above the strings:
Some cosmic chord had set the earth in tune.
And when I rose I saw the Bay arrayed
In her grey robe against the coming heat.
A pulse awoke within the stirring street–
The wattle-gold upon the pavements thrown,
And through the quiet of the colonnade
The smoky perfume of boronia blown.
Arthur Henry Adams
Arthur Henry Adams (1872-1936) was an Australian poet and critic who was associated with the colonial literary movement. Some of his notable works include "The Secret Life" (1916) and "Ballads of Ballymore" (1912).