Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 67. THE THREE AGES OF WOMAN: 2, by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Your youth flowed on, a river chaste and fair Last Line: "in token of what joys may yet be had." | ||||||||
Your youth flowed on, a river chaste and fair, Till thirty years were written to your name. A wife, a mother, these the titles were Which conquered for you the world's fairest fame. In all things you were wise but in this one, That of your wisdom you yourself did doubt. Youth spent like age, no joy beneath the sun. Your glass of beauty vainly running out. Then suddenly again, ere well you knew, Love looked upon you tenderly, yet sad: "Are these wise follies, then, enough for you?" He said;"Love's wisdom were itself less mad." And you: "What wouldst thou of me?" "My bare due, In token of what joys may yet be had." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTHER; A YOUNG MAN'S TRAGEDY: 51 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 110. THE OASIS OF SIDI KHALED by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 112. GIBRALTAR by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 55. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 60. FAREWELL TO JULIET (9) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 88. A DAY IN SUSSEX by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE OLD SQUIRE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A BALLAD OF THE HEATHER by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A CHAUNT IN PRAISE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A CUCKOO SONG by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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