Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEPARATION, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A sworded man whose trade is blood Last Line: Not half enough to part from thee! Subject(s): Farewell; Parting | ||||||||
A sworded man whose trade is blood, In grief, in anger, and in fear, Thro' jungle, swamp, and torrent flood, I seek the wealth you hold so dear! The dazzling charm of outward form, The power of gold, the pride of birth, Have taken Woman's heart by storm -- Usurp'd the place of inward worth. Is not true Love of higher price Than outward Form, tho' fair to see, Wealth's glittering fairy-dome of ice, Or echo of proud ancestry? -- O! Asra, Asra! couldst thou see Into the bottom of my heart, There's such a mine of Love for thee, As almost might supply desert! (This separation is, alas! Too great a punishment to bear; O! take my life, or let me pass That life, that happy life, with her!) The perils, erst with steadfast eye Encounter'd, now I shrink to see -- Oh! I have heart enough to die -- Not half enough to part from Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES A CHILD'S EVENING PRAYER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE A DAY DREAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE A THOUGHT SUGGESTED BY A VIEW, OF SADDLEBACK IN CUMBERLAND by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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