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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POMONA, by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I am the ancient apple-queen Last Line: From out the heart of summer's joy. Variant Title(s): Border Inscription On An Embroidery Of Pomona, Roman Goddess Of Fruit Trees Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Tapestries | |||
I am the ancient Apple-Queen, As once I was so am I now. For evermore a hope unseen, Betwixt the blossom and the bough. Ah, where's the river's hidden Gold! And where the windy grave of Troy? Yet come I as I came of old, From out the heart of Summer's joy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHARITY OVERCOMING ENVY by MARIANNE MOORE THE CHINESE NIGHTINGALE; A SONG IN CHINESE TAPESTRIES by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY AUNT JENNIFER'S TIGERS by ADRIENNE CECILE RICH ON A PIECE OF TAPESTRY by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE TAPESTRY by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE TAPESTRY WEAVERS by ANSON G. CHESTER DAYS THAT ARE TAPESTRIES by ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG BEYOND THE TAPESTRIES by NORMA FARBER FOR THE BED AT KELMSCOTT by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) |
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