Give Me The Treble Of Thy Horns And Hoofs

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Title:     Give Me The Treble Of Thy Horns And Hoofs
Author: Alan Seeger [More Titles by Seeger]

Give me the treble of thy horns and hoofs,
The ponderous undertones of 'bus and tram,
A garret and a glimpse across the roofs
Of clouds blown eastward over Notre Dame,
The glad-eyed streets and radiant gatherings
Where I drank deep the bliss of being young,
The strife and sweet potential flux of things
I sought Youth's dream of happiness among!
It walks here aureoled with the city-light,
Forever through the myriad-featured mass
Flaunting not far its fugitive embrace, --
Heard sometimes in a song across the night,
Caught in a perfume from the crowds that pass,
And when love yields to love seen face to face.

[The end]
Alan Seeger's poem: Give Me The Treble Of Thy Horns And Hoofs [sonnet]

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