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Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke (1928–2011) was born in Allegan, Michigan, and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where his parents were professors at Alabama State College. He served in the Army in occupied Germany, playing flute in the 427th Marching Band. There he abandoned his early ambition to become a concert pianist and began to write. In 1958, after attending the University of Michigan on the G.I. Bill and living in Ann Arbor, he moved to New York, where he spent the rest of his life. Henry taught creative writing part-time at Kent State University from 1969 until his retirement in 1993, and was the author of four novels, including Blood of Strawberries, a sequel to Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes.
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Music, and Other Poems - Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Music, and Other Poems
Published by Good Press, 2022
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Table of Contents
ODES
MUSIC
I. PRELUDE
V. SLEEP SONG
VI. HUNTING SONG
VII. DANCE-MUSIC
VIII. THE SYMPHONY
IX. IRIS
X. SEA AND SHORE
PEACE
I. IN EXCELSIS
II. DE PROFUNDIS
VICTOR HUGO 1802-1902
GOD OF THE OPEN AIR
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
SONNETS
WORK
LIFE
LOVE
THE CHILD IN THE GARDEN
LOVE'S REASON
PORTRAIT AND REALITY
THE WIND OF SORROW
PATRIA
LEGENDS
A LEGEND OF SERVICE
THE VAIN KING
LYRICS
A MILE WITH ME
SPRING IN THE SOUTH
LOVE'S NEARNESS
TWO SCHOOLS
A PRAYER FOR A MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY
INDIAN SUMMER
ONE WORLD
HIDE AND SEEK
DULCIS MEMORIA
AUTUMN IN THE GARDEN
THE MESSAGE
LIGHT BETWEEN THE TREES
RELIANCE
GREETINGS AND INSCRIPTIONS
KATRINA'S SUN-DIAL
TO JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
A HEALTH TO MARK TWAIN
A RONDEAU OF COLLEGE RHYMES
THE MOCKING-BIRD
THE EMPTY QUATRAIN
INSCRIPTIONS FOR A FRIEND'S HOUSE
THE STATUE OF SHERMAN BY ST. GAUDENS
THE SUN-DIAL AT WELLS COLLEGE
ODES
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MUSIC
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I. PRELUDE
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Daughter of Psyche, pledge of that last night
When, pierced with pain and bitter-sweet delight,
She knew her Love and saw her Lord depart,
Then breathed her wonder and her woe forlorn
Into a single cry, and thou wast born?
Thou flower of rapture and thou fruit of grief;
Invisible enchantress of the heart;
Mistress of charms that bring relief
To sorrow, and to joy impart
A heavenly tone that keeps it undefiled,—
Thou art the child
Of Amor, and by right divine
A throne of love is thine,
Thou flower-folded, golden-girdled, star-crowned Queen,
Whose bridal beauty mortal eyes have never seen!
II
Thou art the Angel of the pool that sleeps,
While peace and joy lie hidden in its deeps,
Waiting thy touch to make the waters roll
In healing murmurs round the weary soul.
Ah, when wilt thou draw near,
Thou messenger of mercy robed in song?
My lonely heart has listened for thee long;
And now I seem to hear
Across the crowded market-place of life,
Thy measured foot-fall, ringing light and clear
Above the unmeaning noises and the unruly strife;
In quiet cadence, sweet and slow,
Serenely pacing to and fro,
Thy far-off steps are magical and dear.
Ah, turn this way, come close and speak to me!
From this dull bed of languor set my spirit free,
And bid me rise, and let me walk awhile with thee
III
Where wilt thou lead me first?
In what still region
Of thy domain,
Whose provinces are legion,
Wilt thou restore me to myself again,
And quench my heart's long thirst?
I pray thee lay thy golden girdle down,
And put away thy starry crown:
For one dear restful hour
Assume a state more mild.
Clad only in thy blossom-broidered gown
That breathes familiar scent of many a flower,
Take the low path that leads thro' pastures green;