@3Chuir Muiril mirr ann, Chuir Uiril mil ann, Chuir Muirinn fion ann, 'S chuir Michal ann buadh. "Muriel placed myrrh in it: Uriel placed honey in it: Murien placed wine in it: And Michael strength."@1 The Cup of bitter-sweet I know That with old wine of love doth glow: The dew of tears to it doth go, And wisdom is its hidden woe. Were I but young again to throw This cup where the wild thistles grow, Or where, oblivious, ceaseless, slow, The grey tumultuous waters flow! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRIDAL SONG by GEORGE CHAPMAN (1559-1634) MADLY SINGING IN THE MOUNTAINS by PO CHU-YI DANSE RUSSE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE BLUET by W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS LILIES: 3 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |