Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BANISHED LOVER, by ABD AL-RAHMAN AL-MUSTAZHIR First Line: All too long the night Last Line: Lapis lazuli. | ||||||||
All too long the night Drags, and wearily, Since you take delight Thus to banish me. Treacherous gazelle, Mistress of delay In your troth, and well Tutored to betray: Have you lost to mind Those delightful hours You and I reclined On a couch of flowers? And the stars above Seemed like pearls to be In an ocean of Lapis lazuli. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NO MASTER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES CREDO by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY ON THE MEMORABLE VICTORY OF PAUL JONES by PHILIP FRENEAU SNAKES, MONGOOSES, SNAKE-CHARMERS, AND THE LIKE by MARIANNE MOORE |
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