After a Dolmetsch Concert,Arthur Upson was an American poet who led a tragically short life which ended when he fell from a boat, either accidentally or, as some suspected, in an act of suicide. In tributes following his death he was described as a promising talent and comparisons were made with the work of Keats and Chatterton.
After a Dolmetsch Concert by Arthur Upson
After a Dolmetsch Concert
Out of the conquered Past
Unravishable Beauty;
Hearts that are dew and dust
Rebuking the dream of Death;
Flower o’ the clay downcast
Triumphant in Earth’s aroma;
Strings that were strained in rust
A-tremble with Music’s breath!Wine that was spilt in haste
Arising in fumes more precious;
Garlands that fell forgot
Rooting to wondrous bloom;
Youth that would flow to waste
Pausing in pool-green valleys
And Passion that lasted not
Surviving the voiceless Tomb.
