I must confess...that's not my page. I merely posted the URL to it because that's where I got the words, and I just do that sort of thing out of habit whenever I post anything from an internet source...I like to give credit to others whenever it's appropriate. I apologize if I implied that it was my own.
That being said, I agree that the collection on that page is quite captivating, with several that I had known from before as well as some new ones....all quite interesting in their own ways.
My own favorite is “She Was A Phantom Of Delight”
"She Was a Phantom of Delight"
She was a phantom of delight
When first she gleamed upon my sight;
A lovely Apparition, sent
To be a moment's ornament;
Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair;
Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair;
But all things else about her drawn
From May-time and the cheerful Dawn;
A dancing Shape, an Image gay,
To haunt, to startle, and way-lay.
I saw her upon a nearer view,
A Spirit, yet a Woman too!
Her household motions light and free,
And steps of virgin liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A Creature not too bright or good
For human nature's daily food;
For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles.
And now I see with eye serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A Being breathing thoughtful breath,
A Traveler between life and death;
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill;
A perfect Woman, nobly planned,
To warm, to comfort, and command;
And yet a Spirit still, and bright,
With something of angelic light.
William Wordsworth
She Was a Phantom of Delight by William Wordsworth
I like the way it was quoted in the film “The Sky’s The Limit”, with Joan Leslie and Fred Astaire. What a reason, LOL)
Whether a worthy poem arrives by record, book, film or stage I think it matters not, providing one's heart is touched or the mind invigorated. You've given me a 'new' movie that I will rent next time I'm at the video store...thank you so very much :-)