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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN LOVE WAS BORN, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When love was born I think he lay Last Line: Erelong, erelong. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Love - Beginnings | |||
When Love was born I think he lay Right warm on Venus' breast, And whiles he smiled and whiles would play And whiles would take his rest. But always, folded out of sight, The wings were growing strong That were to bear him off in flight Erelong, erelong. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I MIGHT GO TO THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME by DENIS JOHNSON THE POOL by ALEXANDER ANDERSON COZY APOLOGIA; FOR FRED by RITA DOVE YOU NOW HOLDING THIS BOOK IN HAND by ALICE NOTLEY FALLING IN LOVE IN SPAIN OR MEXICO by RON PADGETT |
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