Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEW SPRING: PROLOGUE, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: Sometimes when o'er pictures turning Last Line: In time's mighty fight to fight. Subject(s): Love; Spring; Time | ||||||||
SOMETIMES when o'er pictures turning You have seen the man perchance, Who is for the battle yearning, Well-equipp'd with shield and lance. Yet young loves are hov'ring round him, Stealing lance and sword away; They with flow'ry chains have bound him Though he struggle in dismay. I, too, in such charming fetters, Bind myself with sad delight, And I leave it to my betters In time's mighty fight to fight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND |
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