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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THER LOVER, by DAVID IGNATOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I'd tell of stones dropping upon me Last Line: Were well and behovel Subject(s): Love – Complaints | |||
I accept the candle handed to me out of the dark where I hear the thunder of Roman troops. The candle is lit, floating down from over the heads of the fighters against Rome. I place it in a candle holder and set the light beside my bed. In its ray the thunderous troops recede. I pick up a history of the Jews and read. My story. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TRIESTE - CIAO TO ITALY by SANDRA CISNEROS NAMING PARTS by CAROL ANN DUFFY UNHAPPY LOVE POEM by EDWARD HIRSCH LOVE IS HIS NEMESIS: IT FOLLOWS HIM INTO SLEEP by DAVID IGNATOW |
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