Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE IN DISGUISE, by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: I mourned beneath the willow tree Last Line: My phyllis smiled on me! Alternate Author Name(s): Sigerson, Dora; Shorter, Mrs. Clement Subject(s): Love - Nature Of | ||||||||
I MOURNED beneath the willow tree, When shrouded came a nymph to me And slid her hand in mine. Her boldness I did much upbraid, And said: "Begone, thou wanton maid; I seek no love of thine! "Nor do I hope to wake again My heart all stricken with disdain, And drive it forth to woo. No! no! Forlorn I sit and sigh, And call on Death to let me die, Since Phyllis is untrue." "Ah!" cried the maid, "why therefore chide, Since I indeed am fitting bride For one so pale and wan?" She held me in a close embrace, Nor could I see her hidden face, And still I cried: "Begone!" "If thou art Love, thy labour's vain; I hold thy boldness in disdain, I care no more to woo. But be thou Death, for whom I cry, Thy lover then indeed am I, Since Phyllis is untrue." "Oh! I am Love," she whispered low, "And fain I too with Death would go; My lovercold is he, Who bids me fly the trysting-place." She raised the veil from off her face My Phyllis smiled on me! | 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 THE WIND ON THE HILLS by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER |
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