Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GONDOLIED, by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) First Line: Kiss the red lips of thy mistress to-day Last Line: Age soon with snow will extinguish its fires! Subject(s): Gondolas & Gondoliers; Love; Time | ||||||||
Kiss the red lips of thy mistress to-day, To-morrow, who knows? thou mayst sleep with the dead. Love, while the heart in thy bosom is gay, Love, while thy blood is a flame that is red. Grey hairs they say, are the pale flowers of death; Blood turns to ice, or but sluggishly flows; Time the remorseless, will soon with his breath Quench the wild fire that exultingly glows. Into my gondola step from the shore, Under its roof we are free from alarms; Veiled are the windows and closed is the door Nobody sees thee, my love, in my arms. Nobody watches our infinite bliss, Gently we rock on the waters that heave; Like the fond wavelets we toy and we kiss, Mingling caresses this midsummer eve. Love then, while youth thrilling passion inspires, Age soon with snow will extinguish its fires! | 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 A BALLAD FOR CHRISTMAS-TIDE by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) A DREAM ABOUT THE ASPEN by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) A LEGEND OF THE CHILD JESUS; WRITTEN FOR A CHILD by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) |
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