Chanson Sans Paroles

by Ernest Christopher Dowson — a poem card from Justes Mots

A lover waits in a violet wood for a beloved to hear his silent call and join him, trusting in natural signs and spiritual connection. The poem's musical repetition and nature imagery evoke Symbolist aesthetics and yearning anticipation. It suits those expressing romantic hope or celebrating love's mysterious call.

In the deep violet air,
Not a leaf is stirred;
There is no sound heard,
But afar, the rare
Trilled voice of a bird.

Is the wood's dim heart,
And the fragrant pine,…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship