Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 23, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography First Line: And we, that now make merry in the room Last Line: Descend -- ourselves to make a couch -- for whom? Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar Subject(s): Life Change Events; Time | ||||||||
And we, that now make merry in the Room They left, and Summer dresses in new bloom, Ourselves must we beneath the Couch of Earth Descend -- ourselves to make a Couch -- for whom? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 100 by OMAR KHAYYAM |
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