Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEEKING LOVE, by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM First Line: He said he knew nothing of love Last Line: I did not understand. Subject(s): Love - Nature Of | ||||||||
HE said he knew nothing of love, And asked the flower to tell him what love meant. The flower turned its face upward, And sunbeams came to kiss it While it held the bee in its embrace. He shook his head -- "I do not understand." He called upon the bird for love, And the bird began to sing so sweetly that one could but listen. A mate was soon returning the serenade; And then, they met and were off together. His face was perplexed. The snow, he thought, might know what love truly was; But his fleecy friends were seeking peace on earth's warm breast. He moved slowly on. I tried to tell him what he sought; Two parts of a soul, that were cut by the shears of God, Unite -- this is called love. He was solemn. One night he passed away, And I saw him in a dream. "I am in love with Death," he said. I did not understand. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RESCUE THE DEAD by DAVID IGNATOW BUTTERFLIES UNDER PERSIMMON by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 27 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 30 by JAMES JOYCE HE WHO KNOWS LOVE by ELSA BARKER LOVE'S HUMBLENESS by ELSA BARKER SONG (IN THE LUCKY CHANCE) by APHRA BEHN APRIL DAY by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM |
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