Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MILTONIC, by MAVIS CLARE BARNETT First Line: Poet thou shalt have to drink Last Line: Water in a wooden bowl. Subject(s): Milton, John (1608-1674); Water | ||||||||
Poet, thou shalt have to drink Water in a wooden bowl. There shall be a friend for thee: The lonely one within thy soul. But the grass about thy door Men called grass in Babylon, And from a simple shore like this Astounding ships have gone. Drunk with water thou hast sung Of the gods in epic song; Loud bronze battles of the world, Helen's old, immortal wrong. Thou hast sung how once a child Roused in a child love mystical; And how a blind old man has seen The flaming angel fall. Whoso would sing of little loves Within a little lyric line May dance and drowse to his content, He may drink the purple wine. But thou who hast plucked a leaf of grass And found therein thy happy soul, Thou shalt only have to drink Water in a wooden bowl. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STARS WHICH SEE, STARS WHICH DO NOT SEE by MARVIN BELL WASHING OUR HANDS OF THE REST OF AMERICA by MARVIN BELL WATER, WINTER, FIRE by MARVIN BELL ADOLESCENCE by MAVIS CLARE BARNETT |
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