143. After a Dolmetsch Concert by Arthur Upson. Rittenhouse, Jessie B., ed. 1917. The Little Book of Modern Verse

Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Little Book of Modern Verse. 1917.

143. After a Dolmetsch Concert

By Arthur Upson


OUT of the conquered Past
Unravishable Beauty;
Hearts that are dew and dust
Rebuking the dream of Death;
Flower o’ the clay downcast	5
Triumphant in Earth’s aroma;
Strings that were strained in rust
A-tremble with Music’s breath!

Wine that was spilt in haste
Arising in fumes more precious;	10
Garlands that fell forgot
Rooting to wondrous bloom;
Youth that would flow to waste
Pausing in pool-green valleys—
And Passion that lasted not	15
Surviving the voiceless Tomb!