Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANTIPODES, by CLYDE G. SPEAR First Line: Hate dropping from a small-necked vial black Last Line: So drunk we cannot think. Subject(s): Hate; Love | ||||||||
Hate dropping from a small-necked vial black Puts poison on our food. It is a devil, breeding devil-breed That never does us good. Love flows like wine from out a flagon red Engulfing all who drink. It is a magic brew that makes us dead, So drunk we cannot think. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD THE CHAIN OF EVENTS by CLYDE G. SPEAR A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 47. THE CARPENTER'S SON by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN |
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