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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHANGEFULNESS, by ABU ISHAQ First Line: My friends, reproach not me Last Line: Alike the bow and lute. Subject(s): Change | |||
My friends, reproach not me With mutability Because the singer's art Ensnares and traps my heart: Now frozen, cold as snow, Now joyous and aglow, As pliant ash will suit Alike the bow and lute. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO WOMEN: OR A CCONVERSATION WITH SAHARA NILE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT by JOHN ASHBERY WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES TO WARM, THE BOYS DRIVE SHIRTLESS by MARY JO BANG AN ELEGY FOR THE PAST by MARVIN BELL TODAY'S NOT OPPOSITE DAY by CHARLES BERNSTEIN WHEN I WAS TWENTY-SIX by ROBERT BLY THE CHANGED WOMAN by LOUISE BOGAN SO IT'S TODAY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR ON A TUFT OF GRASS by EMMA LAZARUS |
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