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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ABSINTHE-DRINKER, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gently I wave the visible world away Last Line: Rocked on this dreamy and indifferent tide. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse | |||
Gently I wave the visible world away. Far off, I hear a roar, afar yet near, Far off and strange, a voice is in my ear, And is the voice my own? the words I say Fall strangely, like a dream, across the day; And the dim sunshine is a dream. How clear, New as the world to lovers' eyes, appear The men and women passing on their way! The world is very fair. The hours are all Linked in a dance of mere forgetfulness. I am at peace with God and man. O glide, Sands of the hour-glass that I count not, fall Serenely: scarce I feel your soft caress, Rocked on this dreamy and indifferent tide. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NO NONSENSE by CHARLES BUKOWSKI THE REPLACEMENTS by CHARLES BUKOWSKI BELLEVUE EXCHANGE by NORMAN DUBIE EVEN NOW YOU ARE LEAVING by TESS GALLAGHER ANY NEWS FROM ALPHA CENTAURI by ANSELM HOLLO NERVES by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS |
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