Jessie
July 6, 2023Dora
July 6, 2023Ibant Obscuræ
To-night I saw three maidens on the beach,
Dark-robed descending to the sea,
So slow, so silent of all speech,
And visible to me
Only by that strange drift-light, dim, forlorn,
Of the sun’s wreck and clashing surges born.
Each after other went,
And they were gathered to his breast–
It seemed to me a sacrament
Of some stern creed unblest:
As when to rocks, that cheerless girt the bay,
They bound thy holy limbs, Andromeda.
Thomas Edward Brown
Thomas Edward Brown (1830-1897) was a British poet and theologian. He is best known for his poetry, which often focused on the natural world and the beauty of the Isle of Man, where he lived for much of his life. He was also a respected scholar and theologian, and his work often explored the intersection of science and faith.