I give thee, love, a carcanet, With all the rainbow splendor set, Of diamonds that drink the sun, Of emeralds that feed upon His light as doth the evergreen, A memory of spring between This frost of whiter pearls than snow, And warmth of violets below A wreath of opalescent mist, Where blooms the tender amethyst; Here, too, the captives of the mine -- The sapphire and the ruby -- shine, Rekindling each a hidden spark, Unquenched by buried ages dark, Nor dimmed beneath the jeweled skies, Save by the sunlight of thine eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AD LESBIAM by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 12 by OMAR KHAYYAM TO LADY ANNE HAMILTON by WILLIAM ROBERT SPENCER BIVOUAC ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE by WALT WHITMAN RIVER OF SEVILLE by AL-KUTANDI SHADOWS OF CRIME by LEVI BISHOP LO-YANG by CH'IEN WEN OF LIANG UPON PHILLIS WALKING IN A MORNING BEFORE SUN-RISING by JOHN CLEVELAND |