Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ADIEU, by LEON DIERX


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ADIEU, by                    
First Line: You for whom love is a plaything, you
Last Line: Light heart, empty heart, adieu! Go!
Subject(s): Farewell; Parting


You for whom love is a plaything, you
Without its melancholy or regret,
Go ply your woman's trade: Adieu!

You who can forget, forget!
I do not feel the searching claw
Of hatred, bitterness, or fret.

In your eyes I never saw
Faith, so naught bleeds in my soul.
Woman, obey the olden law.

Regild, repaint, your standard-pole,
Watch how your desires flow,
Seek some fool and his after-dole.

Light heart, empty heart, adieu! Go!





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