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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 71, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography First Line: The moving finger writes; and, having writ Last Line: Nor all your tears wash out a word of it. Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar Subject(s): Time | |||
The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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