The Fireside
July 5, 2023This Is A Poem I Wrote At Night, Before The Dawn
July 5, 2023Words For A Trumpet Chorale Celebrating The Autumn
Come and come forth and come up from the cup of
Your dumbness, stunned and numb, come with
The statues and believed in,
Thinking this is nothing, deceived.
Come to the summer and sun,
Come see upon that height, and that sum
In the seedtime of the winter’s absolute,
How yearly the phoenix inhabits the fruit.
Behold, above all, how the tall ball
Called the body is but a drum, but a bell
Summoning the soul
To rise from the catacomb of sleep and fear
To the blaze and death of summer,
Rising from the lithe forms of the pure
Furs of the rising flames, slender and supple,
Which are the consummation of the blaze of fall and of all.
Delmore Schwartz
Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966) was an American poet and short story writer known for his intellectual and complex style. His most famous works include the collections "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" and "Summer Knowledge," which explored themes of love, identity, and the human condition.