Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMOR SEMPITERNUS, by GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE First Line: When first I found thee, ruth, I thought: 'how rare!' Last Line: Remembering a chaos of caresses. Subject(s): Desire; Love; Luck; Marriage; Passion; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
WHEN first I found thee, Ruth, I thought: "How rare!" As one with quiet pleasure may behold A wildwood flower her fairy leaves unfold Because a herald zephyr lingered there. After a new adventure: "She had an air Of mirth and mischief;" then"With how controlled And clear a vision she views the stars untold!" Last, on a sudden: "God, how she is fair!" When was the mystery that made thee mine? What moment married us,the first surprise? The summing of thy linkéd lovelinesses? Or the pang of passionate hope, desire divine? ... Ah none! We looked each other in the eyes, Remembering a Chaos of caresses. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A CHILD'S EVENING HYMN by GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE |
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