They have torn the gold tettinx From my hair; And wrenched the bronze sandals From my ankles. They have taken from me my friend Who knew the holy wisdom of the poets, Who had drunk at the feast Where Simonides sang. No more do I walk the calm gardens In the white mist of olives; No more do I take the rose-crown From the white hands of a maiden. I, who was free, am a slave; The Muses have forgotten me. The gods do not hear me. Here there are no flowers to love; But afar off I dream that I see Bent poppies and the deathless asphodel. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNGUARDED GATES by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MY LOVE COULD WALK by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE WORLD by FREDERICK WILLIAM FABER TO HIS WINDING-SHEET by ROBERT HERRICK THE HARLEM DANCER by CLAUDE MCKAY THE HUSKERS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER ST. BEE'S HEAD by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN RED COTTON NIGHT-CAP COUNTRY; OR, TURF AND TOWERS: PART 1 by ROBERT BROWNING |