The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-19
Apollo and Keats.

Poems by Clifford. Ianier.
 Mir. Richard G. Badger announces among his new poetry. volume of poems by MT, Clifford Lanier: Apollo and Keats on Browning. A Fantasy, and other verses. There is no sight on earth more inspiring than that of. a blossoming tree in all flower TO come suddenly in our rich southern forests upon mighty magnolia, tall as a knights tower. all aglow ".-A snowy fragrant flowers, makes the heart leap up, makes the soul within lift aspiring wings toward heaven. Thus should a volume. of verse erect us. We want the quick breath tue sense of aspiration we Wan. n,iphtv growth of culture, of wisdom. of experience--like the toWeIns trunks of a forest king with arcn,ne ,a up-curling limbs--then on tnls rttt ture of time this growth rom rair of sun and air and heaven seh' On and dew we want the ,5 ,oasv such towering strength shoniu perss snread its petals, MT. Laniers ,nIeus our desire. From grown ,or culture. experience, study ne us four blooms Of verse. o ex- nnat,s volume of verse IS no hfb,t at a farmers fair wnere 'ser rnust come to pry and taste anu os +ha words and pinch up the tnreaus Inc fabrics woven and spread ioi and haply prize takfns' o, art. poet.s volume is a galiefS ,a.,,rea rhere the artist hangs the that his soul lives tna' nI ,,,ch he W ,.aster We wish to see those pl, .s..as ,,,,th our own eyes. NO crl'io . t of the colors will satisry us No description of the painters eApi -;ons and atmosphere VIII seiNe " we must see for ourselves Ieo ,,,to the poets art gallery come v, 4,o rev,ewer, like some early lnVl' "a ruest come first and grew iI ,ertsin pictures. and will invite otn. ors ito finger before the works ol that so pleased him. so ie. tn .,at viewer quote few of the iines most appealed and thereafter le' ot,s .,Iar,, For himself, to learn. to enjoy rha two beautiful sonnets 10 the
 at,. brother. great Sidney Lanier' are below inscribed;
 His silent Flute. Each life is tinctured with 1oyouSheee
 and pain .,,o,oas and A veg of measured silenceS anu - % smhtie plan of patterns deftly Ara with a heart of love is Music sunshine, are tides of one wavering
 main ~. whose throbbing bears the prow or
 life to port; . r,en on the parapet of Hatreds tort Some bruised violet of love will ram It,s banner wave for brotherhood ana
 God; . ,Ao,a IA star. a Comet lost is planet - found: This comfort would, l take rom star
 and cloud I hear it murmuring from ms slleht ..Death is not death, but life that's
 briefly mute"
 To q Poet Dying Young. ur,,ob like some mountain -springing pr burgeoning of trees that bravely The sunniest crag of all; now like the
 mine
 Of mock-bird trilling gaily, then
 death-still,
 As if his mate-bird's answer hushed
 his trill,
 pr some god-whispered in his ear.
 '"T is time
 For holy meditation" so thy rhyme Did falter, seeking beauty and loves
 will.
 Too short. ah! sadly short, thy days
 for song,
 For work, for prayer, for far-envoy-
 aging thought.
 An, me! no time nor strength for
 fighting wrong
 Thy soul well knew mans apathy had
 wrought.
 Thou couldst but trill, as thou didst
 limp along,
 High hints of music's heaven thy soul
 had caught.
 Those high hints of music" the world is learning to value at their great worth. The exquisiteness of this volume of verse tempts to much quo tation. But giving only two quartrains that tempt too forcefully to let us say them. Nay, the rest of the gracious pages are left to the later-coming