Classic and Contemporary Poetry
V IS FOR VENUS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Is that star dumb, or am I deaf? Last Line: Or that long-fingered star that's dumb? Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Venus (planet) | ||||||||
Is that star dumb, or am I deaf? Hour after hour I listen here To catch the lovely music played By Venus down the evening air. Before the other stars come out, Before the Moon is in her place -- I sit and watch those fingers move, And mark the twitching of her face. Hour after hour I strain my ears For lovely notes that will not come: Is it my mortal flesh that's deaf, Or that long-fingered star that's dumb? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO VENUS, THE EVENING STAR by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) HESPERUS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TO THE PLANET VENUS by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH TO THE PLANET VENUS, AN EVENING STAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL THE STARS by SAPPHO A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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