Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 2

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A compact collection of short lyrical poems that meditate on memory, seasonal change, love, and the natural world. Many pieces adopt an elegiac or contemplative tone, turning riverbanks, cliffs, gardens, and the sea into prompts for reflection on loss, longing, and the persistence of feeling. The verse mixes concise narrative moments, personified elements, and formal lyrical rhythms, producing musical and measured language. Poems are presented in grouped sections alongside newly gathered pieces and editorial notes, yielding a varied sequence of brief, reflective lyrics and conversational vignettes.

29

Ariel, O,—my angel, my own,—

Whither away then art thou flown

Beyond my spirit’s dominion?

That makest my heart run over with rhyme,

Renewing at will my youth for a time,

My servant, my pretty minion.

Now indeed I have cause to mourn,

Now thou returnest scorn for scorn:

Leave me not to my folly:

For when thou art with me is none so gay

As I, and none when thou’rt away

Was ever so melancholy.