Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DAGONET MAKES A SONG FOR THE KING, by JOSEPH CORSON MILLER First Line: Ay, ay, o ay, if love be lean in the halls of the jewelled Last Line: Ay, ay o ay, for a morsel of truth, and the lord-god pity me! Alternate Author Name(s): Miller, J. Corson Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Singing & Singers | ||||||||
Ay, ay, O ay, if love be lean in the halls of the jewelled years, Why set a dish of blood for the King, spiced with wine and tears. Let honor fly to the Witch's Moon, While Death comes by on velvet shoon, Ay, ay O ay, men laugh at fools when wisdom disappears. Ay, ay O ay, red lips are salt, and the silver cups hang low. The world strains hard at a leash of hate, where green song-fountains flow. Throw dreams for dust in the Jester's eyes, Love walks in a Fool's proud paradise, Ay, ay O ay, if death be life, then all things dead men know. Ay, ay O ay, in a cloud of prayers time swings to a hidden key. A glad today means a sad tomorrow, but the worm picks out its tree. The stars are woven of angels' hair -- Good friends are few, O King, beware! Ay, ay O ay, for a morsel of truth, and the Lord-God pity me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY BALLAD OF SIMPLE SIMON by JOSEPH CORSON MILLER EPICEDIUM; IN MEMORY OF AMERICA'S DEAD IN THE GREAT WAR by JOSEPH CORSON MILLER |
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