Project Gutenberg 2006-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 62 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) A Dark Month From Swinburne's Collected Poetical Works Vol. V Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Louise Pryor, Paul Murray and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Dark Month" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a lyrical poem likely written in the early 20th century. This work captures the essence of grief and longing, reflecting on the deep sense of loss experienced during a month devoid of light and joy, metaphorically presented as a dark May. The poem encapsulates themes of childhood innocence, remembrance, and the emotional turmoil that accompanies the absence of a beloved child. The poem unfolds as a poignant meditation on the impact of a child's loss on the speaker’s life, evoking the sorrow of waiting for the return of joy represented by the child’s presence. Swinburne employs vivid imagery and musicality to convey the pain of separation, capturing the stark contrast between the vibrant life of spring and the desolation felt without the child's laughter. Throughout its verses, the longing for reunion permeates, suggesting a deep yearning for hope and the restoration of brightness in life, reflecting a universal sentiment of grief intertwined with love and nostalgia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 91168 91169 2024-10-08T08:28:42.268132 2023-09-08T09:59:34.135067 text/html text/html 90610 2006-06-07T05:04:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 23759 2006-06-07T05:04:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105036 2024-10-08T08:28:49.904106 application/epub+zip 103566 2024-10-08T08:28:45.699115 application/epub+zip 79997 2024-10-08T08:28:44.224116 application/epub+zip 200178 2024-10-08T08:28:52.277082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247382 2024-10-08T08:28:48.668108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233444 2022-09-09T04:17:03.326578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54700 54603 2024-10-08T08:28:41.471137 2023-09-08T09:59:33.561085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54603 2006-06-07T05:04:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20280 2006-06-07T05:04:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19485 2024-10-08T08:28:52.413077 application/rdf+xml 12198 2024-10-08T08:28:44.870131 image/jpeg 3246 2024-10-08T08:28:44.595121 image/jpeg 100373 2024-10-08T08:28:42.276144 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia