Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A WORLD APART, by CHANG CHIH-HO First Line: The lady moon is my lover Last Line: In the dust of the whirl of men. Alternate Author Name(s): Chang Kuei-ling | ||||||||
The Lady Moon is my lover, My friends are the oceans four, The heavens have roofed me over, And the dawn is my golden door I would liefer follow the condor Or the seagull, soaring from ken, Than bury my godhead yonder In the dust of the whirl of men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEATH OF SLAVERY by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT MOTLEY: MUSIC by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE YOUR MISSION by ELLEN M. HUNTINGTON GATES THE BRAVEST BATTLE by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER A CAMEO by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE WHISPERS OF HEAVENLY DEATH by WALT WHITMAN TO MICHAL: SONNETS AFTER MARRIAGE: 8. AFTER RONSARD by CHARLES WILLIAMS |
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