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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE'S DISGUISE, by JOHN ALAN HAMILTON First Line: Sly eros once knocked at the door Last Line: Till mountain streams shall run uphill. Subject(s): Love | |||
SLY Eros once knocked at the door Of one whose heart had oft before Withstood the crafty wiles of Cupid, -- Who voted Love, in fact, "deuced stupid." "Enter," he called; then, -- "Wait, I'll see Who this faint applicant may be." He looked, and there before him stood A little maid in cloak and hood. "Who may you be, my little one?" The brown eyes glanced demurely down, As soft replied the little dame, "Platonic Friendship, sir, 's my name." "Welcome, thrice welcome then," cried he, "Right often have I wished for thee; For with thy presence in my heart I'll snap my fingers at Love's dart." But while he chuckled to himself At that poor, lorn, defeated elf, Sly Cupid threw off mask and guise, And stood confessed before his eyes. MORAL. Should Love attempt to find a way Into your hearts, don't say him nay; For find a way he surely will, Till mountain streams shall run uphill. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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