Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO GUY MURCHIE, by GEORGE SANTAYANA Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: No flower I bring you Last Line: The heart will speak without the pomp of rhyme. Subject(s): Time; Poetry & Poets | ||||||||
No flower I bring you but the scentless weed That in my youth's deserted garden grew Wherein no zephyr of soft passion blew Nor gust of anger bent the barren reed. What advocate have they, to help their need, These meagre verses, faded, sad, and few Writ ere I loved you? Not my love of you, For that proud novice is unused to plead. Cast them away, and I will others bring Of richer fragrance, when the summer's prime Hast burst the late buds of the laggard spring. And yet, how idle that I then should sing, Or you should listen, when to judging Time The heart will speak without the pomp of rhyme. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENVY OF OTHER PEOPLE'S POEMS by ROBERT HASS THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AS A SONG by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 192 by LYN HEJINIAN LET ME TELL YOU WHAT A POEM BRINGS by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JUNE JOURNALS 6/25/88 by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA FOLLOW ROZEWICZ by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA HAVING INTENDED TO MERELY PICK ON AN OIL COMPANY, THE POEM GOES AWRY by HICOK. BOB |
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