Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THREE LOVES, by LUCY H. HOOPER First Line: There were three maidens who loved a king Last Line: Was the one of the three who loved him best. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
THERE were three maidens who loved a king; They sat together beside the sea; One cried, "I love him, and I would die If but for one day he might I love me!" The second whispered, "And I would die To gladden his life, or make him great." The third one spoke not, but gazed afar With dreamy eyes that were sad as Fate. The king he loved the first for a day, The second his life with fond love blest; And yet the woman who never spoke Was the one of the three who loved him best. | 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 A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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