Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMOR TRIUMPHANS: 3. DISGUISES, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I do not know you under this disguise Last Line: I am degraded by my memories. Subject(s): Masks | ||||||||
I do not know you under this disguise: I am degraded by your lips, your eyes. O lips that I have kissed, as at God's feet, I kiss you now, and you are only sweet. O eyes where I have dwelt, as in a shrine, Your shadowy incense is no longer mine. Hands I have felt about my heart, I feel Only your softness through my senses steal. O rapture of lost days, all that remains Is but this fever aching in my veins. I do not know you under this disguise: I am degraded by my memories. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOETHE'S DEATH MASK by LINDA GREGG THE ROLE OF ELEGY by MARY JO BANG MASKS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH SHE DRIED HER TEARS, AND THEY DID SMILE by EMILY JANE BRONTE MASKS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THE MASK by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES EPILOGUE FOR A MASQUE by JOHN DRINKWATER NERVES by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS |
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