Samuel Waddington (1844-1923). Morning. Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. 1922. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse

Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.

Morning

By Samuel Waddington (1844–1923)


NOW o’er the topmost pine,
The distant pine-clad peak,
There dawns a golden streak
Of light, an orient line:—
Phoebus, the light is thine,	5
Thine is the glory,—seek
Each dale and dewy creek,
And in full splendour shine!

Thy steeds now chafe and fret
To scour the dusky plain:	10
Speed forth with flashing rein,
Speed o’er the land,—and yet,
Ah! linger in this lane,
Kissing each violet.