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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THIRST, by CLAUDE MCKAY Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My spirit wails for water, water now! Last Line: To wash me, cleanse me, and to quench my thirst! Alternate Author Name(s): Edwards, Eli Subject(s): Thirst | |||
My spirit wails for water, water now! My tongue is aching dry, my throat is hot For water, fresh rain shaken from a bough, Or dawn dews heavy in some leafy spot. My hungry body's burning for a swim In sunlit water where the air is cool, As in Trout Valley where upon a limb The golden finch sings sweetly to the pool. Oh water, water, when the night is done, When day steals gray-white through the window-pane, Clear silver water when I wake, alone, All impotent of parts, of fevered brain; Pure water from a forest fountain first, To wash me, cleanse me, and to quench my thirst! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SAN ANTONIO MI SANGRE: FROM THE HARD SEASON by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE GREEN, GREEN IS EL AGHIR by NORMAN CAMERON EPIGRAM: 27. THE FRUIT by THOMAS WYATT THE FLITCH OF BACON: MY OLD COMPLAINT (ITS CAUSE AND CURE) by WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH WATER SONG by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL DRINKING FROM A STREAM by LOA HAHL |
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