Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVERS, by EDWIN MARKHAM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: God could not fill all places; so he made Last Line: When god shall fill it as one sounding sea! Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
God could not fill all places; so he made Lovers to wander in the April shade; Lovers to comrade with the nesting birds; Lovers to build the home with happy words; Lovers to speak the one immortal tongue; Lovers to keep the world forever young; Lovers to dream of what the world shall be When God shall fill it as one sounding sea! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT |
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