Marriage Bells by Emma Lazarus
By Emma Lazarus
Music and silver chimes and sunlit air, Freighted with the scent of honeyed orange-flower; Glad, friendly festal faces everywhere. She, rapt from all in this unearthly hour, With cloudlike, cast-back veil and faint-flushed cheek, In bridal beauty moves as in a trance Alone with him, and fears to breathe, to speak, Lest the rare, subtle spell dissolve perchance. But he upon that floral head looks down, Noting the misty eyes, the grave sweet brow-- Doubts if her bliss be perfect as his own, And dedicates anew with inward vow
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"Music and silver chimes and sunlit air,..."
"Marriage Bells" by Emma Lazarus is a sad and love and nature english poem consisting of 14 lines. This English poem by Emma Lazarus demonstrates the timeless power of verse to capture complex human emotions. Beginning with "Music and silver chimes and sunlit air, Freighted with the scent of honeyed orange-flower;...", this piece explores themes of sad and love and nature through vivid imagery and emotional resonance. The work invites contemplation on the deeper currents of life, love, and the human condition. Emma Lazarus's celebrated body of poetry continues to inspire readers across generations and cultures, and this particular work stands as a powerful example of their artistic vision.