Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ITALIAN BEGGAR, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Ho, little girl, the road beside Last Line: For this land of lands and this day of days! Subject(s): Beauty; Begging & Beggars; Flowers; Hearts; Italy; Roses; Italians | ||||||||
HO, little girl, the road beside, That winds along by the vineyards gay, All you want is our coin, I know, And you thrust your roses under our noses, Hoping to conquer our scruples so. What I should do is to answer: "No, Beggars should always be denied." What I do, is to throw to you All my change, -- for my heart beats young, This is Italy, skies are blue, All about me I hear a tongue Made for song, -- and your eyes are bright, Dusk your hair, and your face a-light And lovely, -- bless me, what money pays For this land of lands and this day of days! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1851: A MESSAGE TO DENMARK HILL by RICHARD HOWARD TONIGHT THE HEART-SHAPED LEAVES by JAN HELLER LEVI JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO by ROBERT LOWELL SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW by LISEL MUELLER HOW DUKE VALENTINE CONTRIVED by BASIL BUNTING FRAGMENTS FROM ITALY: 1 by JOHN CIARDI BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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