Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WRIT IN WATER, by MELEAGER Poet's Biography First Line: In holy night we made the vow Last Line: Has yielded to the first that sought her. Alternate Author Name(s): Meleagros Subject(s): Absence; Separation; Isolation | ||||||||
IN holy night we made the vow; And the same lamp which long before Had seen our early passion grow Was witness to the faith we swore. Did I not swear to love her ever; And have I ever dared to rove? Did she not own a rival never Should shake her faith, or steal her love? Yet now she says those words were air, Those vows were written all in water, And by the lamp that saw her swear Has yielded to the first that sought her. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EVENING OF THE MIND by DONALD JUSTICE CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME by JANE KENYON THE PROBLEM by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN |
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