Hesperus Comments
Through the starry hollow
Of the summer night
I would follow, follow
Hesperus the bright,
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Seamus' comments on poems must be read- he adds so much to our understanding. I can only add that I found this poem to be like a Christmas tree with sparkling words like ornaments om its beautiful limbs.
Through the starry hollow! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Old school craftsmanship, deftly weaving the precision of rhyme and meter to produce a tapestry of luminous beauty. The atmosphere, the imagery, the flow of idea, all seamlessly enhanced by the construction of the language. Learn from this, young poets, that your rhyme and stanza construction should not be what the reader notices. They should quietly point to the image that you see in your mind and quietly pass over to the mind of the reader.
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7/19/2025 1:58:51 AM # 1.0.0
A wonderful write, as always when it comes to anything by C.S. Lewis. Love you, Jack! Forever immortalised in your works.